Aksu, Antalya

Aksu (Çalkaya)
District
Country	Turkey
Province	Antalya Province
Elevation	45 m (150 ft)
Population  (2011)
• District	65,303
• Urban	46,953
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	07110
Area code	0242
Licence plate	07

Aksu is a municipality and district governorate in Greater Antalya, Turkey. Antalya is one of the 16 metropolitan centers in Turkey with more than one municipality within city borders. In Antalya there are five intracity municipalities in addition of Greater Antalya (büyükşehir) municipality

Geography

Aksu is situated at 36°57′N 30°51′E on the Turkish state highway D.400 which connects Antalya to Mersin. It is almost merged to Antalya, the province center and in fact it is included in Greater Antalya (see Metropolitan centers in Turkey.) The distance to Antalya central town is about 18 kilometres (11 mi). Antalya Airport is within Aksu district. The population of Aksu is 46953 as of 2011.

History

The area around Aksu was a part of Pamphylia of the antiquity. Ancient city of Perga is within Aksu district. Later the area around Aksu became a part of Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Anatolian beyliks, and the Ottoman Empire. During the Turkish republic era, there were five nearby villages Aksu and Çalkaya being the most important ones. Between 1977 and 1994 these villages were declared townships and finally in 1999 they were merged to form the district of Aksu.

Economy

Main economic activity of Aksu is intensive agriculture. Various vegetables and fruits are produced. The industry of Aksu is mostly based on agricultrure. Tourism also plays a role in district economy. Perga and Kurşunlu Waterfall are important visitor atractions.

The rural area of the district

There are 13 villages and one town in the rural area of the district. The total population of the district is 65303 .