Onikişubat

Coordinates: 37°35′N 36°55′E / 37.583°N 36.917°E / 37.583; 36.917
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Onikişubat
Map showing Onikişubat District in Kahramanmaraş Province
Map showing Onikişubat District in Kahramanmaraş Province
Onikişubat is located in Turkey
Onikişubat
Onikişubat
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°35′N 36°55′E / 37.583°N 36.917°E / 37.583; 36.917
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKahramanmaraş
Area
2,429 km2 (938 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
453,730
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0344
Websitewww.onikisubat.bel.tr

Onikişubat is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 2,429 km2,[3] and its population is 453,730 (2022).[1] The district Onikişubat was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Kahramanmaraş, along with the new district Dulkadiroğlu.[4][5] It covers the western part of the agglomeration of Kahramanmaraş and the adjacent countryside. The name Kahramanmaraş is reserved for the metropolitan municipality.

"Onikişubat" means "12 February"; it refers to the date of recovery of Kahramanmaraş during the Turkish War of Independence in 1920.

Composition

There are 141

neighbourhoods in Onikişubat District:[6]

References

  1. ^
    TÜİK
    . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  5. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 46. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  6. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.