Afşin

Afşin is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 1,502 km²,^[3] and its population is 80,044 (2022).^[1] It is the location of the ancient town Arabissus.^[4]

Afşin
District and municipality
Map showing Afşin District in Kahramanmaraş Province
Afşin Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 36°55′7″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Kahramanmaraş
Government
• Mayor	Koray Kiraç (AK Party)
Area	1,502 km2 (580 sq mi)
Elevation	1,230 m (4,040 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	80,044
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	46500
Area code	0344
Website	www.afsin.bel.tr

Afşin-Elbistan power stations

Main article: Afşin-Elbistan power stations

See also: Coal in Turkey and Air pollution in Turkey

Two coal fired power stations are operational and are said to be damaging health via air pollution.^[5]

Composition

There are 66 neighbourhoods in Afşin District:^[6]

• Afşinbey
• Ağcaşar
• Alemdar
• Alimpınar
• Alpaslan
• Altaş
• Altunelma
• Anzorey
• Arıtaş
• Armutalanı
• Bakraç
• Başüstü
• Berçenek
• Beyceğiz
• Binboğa
• Büget
• Büyüksevin
• Büyüktatlı
• Çağulhan
• Çobanbeyli
• Çoğulhan
• Çomudüz
• Çukurpınar
• Dedebaba
• Deveboynu
• Dokuztay
• Efsuzturan
• Emirilyas
• Emirli
• Erçene
• Esence
• Gaziosmanpaşa
• Gerger
• Gözpınarı
• Haticepınar
• Hurman
• Hüyüklü
• İğdemlik
• İnciköy
• İncirli
• Kabaağaç
• Kale
• Kangal
• Karagöz
• Kaşanlı
• Koçovası
• Kötüre
• Küçük Tatlar
• Kuşkayası
• Marabuz
• Mehre
• Nadirköy
• Oğlakkaya
• Ördekköy
• Örenderesi
• Örenli
• Pınarbaşı
• Soğucak
• Söğütdere
• Tanır
• Topaktaş
• Türkçayırı
• Türksevin
• Yazıdere
• Yazıköy
• Yeşilyurt