Battalgazi
Battalgazi | |
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District and municipality | |
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
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.