Battalgazi
Battalgazi | |
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District and municipality | |
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 Map showing Battalgazi District in Malatya Province | |
  Battalgazi Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°25′22″N 38°21′56″E / 38.42278°N 38.36556°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Malatya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bayram Taşkın (AKP) |
Area | 947 km2 (366 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 307,478 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0422 |
| Website | www |
Battalgazi, formerly and colloquially Eskimalatya (Kurdish: Melediya kevn), is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 947 km2,[3] and its population is 307,478 (2022).[1] At the 2013 reorganisation part of the former central district of Malatya Province was added to the district.[4] It covers the eastern part of the agglomeration of Malatya and the adjacent countryside.
The town center corresponds to the previous location of Malatya proper, at a distance of 20 km from the modern day urban center and provincial seat of Malatya. The town was renamed in honor of Battal Gazi during the Republican period.
References
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Battalgazi.
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
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