Derbent, Konya

District and municipality in Konya, Turkey
38°00′49″N 32°00′59″E / 38.01361°N 32.01639°E / 38.01361; 32.01639CountryTurkeyProvinceKonyaGovernment
 • MayorHüseyin Ayten (AKP)Area
359 km2 (139 sq mi)Elevation
1,480 m (4,860 ft)Population
 (2022)[1]
4,052 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Area code0332Websitewww.taskent.bel.tr

Derbent is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 359 km2,[3] and its population is 4,052 (2022).[1]

Its area is 359 km², of which approximately 10 km² is irrigable and the total area of 156 km² is agricultural land. The remaining part is settlements, forest and pasture land. In the Ottoman Period, the word "derbent" was used to mean department. In this sense, the outposts used in passages and straits on mountains are called "derbents".

Derbent remained within the borders of the Eshrefids Principality during the Seljuk period. Eşrefoğulları Principality borders includes the borders of Ilgın, Bolvadin and Akşehir after Beyşehir and Seydişehir. Cities such as Bozkır, Şarkikaraağaç, Yalvaç, Gelendost, Kıreli, Doğanhisar and even Çal were sometimes included within the borders of the principality.

Composition

There are 13 neighbourhoods in Derbent District:[4]

  • Arapözü
  • Camikebir
  • Çiftliközü
  • Değiş
  • Derbenttekke
  • Güney
  • Güneyköy
  • Hacıahmet
  • Karalar
  • Mülayim
  • Saraypınar
  • Süleyman
  • Yukarı

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). 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. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

External links

  • District governor's official website (in Turkish)
  • District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
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