Elmadağ, Ankara

Elmadağ
Elmadağ
District
	Location of Elmadağ, Ankara within Turkey.
	Elmadağ
	Coordinates: 39°55′15″N 33°13′51″E / 39.92083°N 33.23083°E
Country	Turkey
Region	Central Anatolia
Province	Ankara
Government
• Governor	Osman Kaymak
• Mayor	Gazi Şahin (AKP)
Area
• District	568.07 km2 (219.33 sq mi)
Elevation	1,135 m (3,724 ft)
Population (2012)
• Urban	42,674
• District	43,856
• District density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	06xxx
Area code	0312
Licence plate	06
Website	www.elmadag.gov.tr

Elmadağ is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 43,311 of which 42,099 live in the town of Elmadağ.^[3]^[4] The district covers an area of 568 km² (219 sq mi),^[5] and the average elevation is 1,135 m (3,724 ft), with the highest point being Mt. İdris at 1,995 m (6,545 ft).

Places of interest

Elmadağ (1,862 m.) is also a small mountain beside the town, 45 km from the cıty of Ankara on the road to Kırıkkale. Residents of Ankara often visit the area for picnics and to learn to ski or snowboard during the skiing season which lasts from December until March. There are hotels, student accommodation, cafes and places selling hot-dogs and other apres-ski food.

Administrative divisions

Towns

Elmadağ

Neighborhoods

Villages

Notes

^ "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.
^ Statistical Institute^{[permanent dead link]}
^ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-03-29.
^ Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Retrieved 2008-04-23.

References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Elmadağ, Turkey". Retrieved 2008-03-29.
Governorship of Elmadağ, Turkey. "Brief history and geography of Elmadağ" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2008-03-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[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] Statistical Institute^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-03-29.

[5] Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Retrieved 2008-04-23.

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