Afyonkarahisar Province

Afyonkarahisar Province (Turkish: Afyonkarahisar ili), often shortened to Afyon Province, is a province in western Turkey. Its area is 14,016 km²,^[2] and its population is 747,555 (2022).^[1] The provincial capital is Afyonkarahisar.

Afyonkarahisar Province Afyonkarahisar ili (Turkish)
Province
Afyonkarahisar Castle
Location of the province within Turkey
Country	Turkey
Seat	Afyonkarahisar
Government
• Governor	Kübra Güran Yiğitbaşı
Area	14,016 km2 (5,412 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	747,555
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0272
Website	www.afyonkarahisar.gov.tr

Adjacent provinces are Kütahya to the northwest, Uşak to the west, Denizli to the southwest, Burdur to the south, Isparta to the southeast, Konya to the east, and Eskişehir to the north.

Districts

Districts of the Afyonkarahisar Province

Afyonkarahisar province is divided into 18 districts:

• Afyonkarahisar
• Başmakçı
• Bayat
• Bolvadin
• Çay
• Çobanlar
• Dazkırı
• Dinar
• Emirdağ
• Evciler
• Hocalar
• İhsaniye
• İscehisar
• Kızılören
• Sandıklı
• Sinanpaşa
• Sultandağı
• Şuhut

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	120,398	—
1935	229,248	+8.38%
1940	316,034	+6.63%
1950	372,273	+1.65%
1960	459,115	+2.12%
1970	542,111	+1.68%
1980	597,516	+0.98%
1990	739,223	+2.15%
2000	812,416	+0.95%
2010	697,559	−1.51%
2020	736,912	+0.55%
Source:Turkstat[3][4]

The population of Afyonkarahisar Province is majority Turkish and Muslim of the Sunni sect.

Health

Air pollution is a chronic problem in the province.^[5]

Gallery

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  Afyonkarahisar castle hill
• 
  Rock tombs in the village of Ayazin
• 
  Countryside from Kocatepe hill