Altunhisar

Altunhisar
Altunhisar
	Altunhisar
	Coordinates: 37°59′53″N 34°22′16″E / 37.99806°N 34.37111°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Niğde
Government
• Mayor	Erdal Hisarı (AKP)
• Kaymakam	Mehmet Yaşar Yeşiltaş
Area
• District	586.00 km2 (226.26 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Urban	2,969
• District	14,416
• District density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Post code	51600
Website	www.altunhisar.bel.tr/

Altunhisar is a town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. In 2012, it had a population of 14,416 of whom 2,969 lived in the town of Altunhisar.^[3]

Located on the Niğde plain to the north of the Melendiz mountains, 16 km for Bor and 30 km from the city of Niğde. Altunhisar is famous for its apples. The Italian company Unifrutti has invested heavily in the production of these and other fruits in the district.

References

^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
^ Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012" Archived 2014-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

External links

District governor's official website (in Turkish)
District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
Web portal of Niğde (in Turkish)

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[distr-area-1] "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.

[population-2] "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.

[3] Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012" Archived 2014-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

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