Hekimhan

Hekimhan
Map showing Hekimhan District in Malatya Province
Hekimhan
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°48′59″N 37°55′58″E / 38.81639°N 37.93278°E / 38.81639; 37.93278
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMalatya
Government
 • MayorMehmet Şerif Yıldırım (CHP)
Area
1,514 km2 (585 sq mi)
Elevation
1,075 m (3,527 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
3,705
 • Density2.447/km2 (6.338/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
44400
Area code0422
Websitewww.hekimhan.bel.tr

Hekimhan is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,514 km2,[3] and its population is 15,706 (2022).[1] It is located in the upper Euphrates in Eastern Anatolia. Hekimhan is 1,075 m above sea level. The highest point in Hekimhan is Zurbahan mountain (2,091 m). The mayor is Mehmet Şerif Yıldırım (CHP).

Historical sites

Taşhan caravanserai (constructed by the Seljuk Turks),[4] a Turkish bath and a mosque built by the Ottomans are some notable historical structures in the town.

Composition

There are 65 neighbourhoods in Hekimhan District:[5]

  • Akmağara
  • Aksütlü
  • Aşağısazlıca
  • Bağyolu
  • Bahçedamı
  • Bahçelievler
  • Ballıkaya
  • Basak
  • Başkavak
  • Başkınık
  • Beykent
  • Boğazgören
  • Budaklı
  • Çanakpınar
  • Çimenlik
  • Çulhalı
  • Davulgu
  • Delihasanyurdu
  • Dereköy
  • Deveci
  • Dikenli
  • Dikili
  • Dumlu
  • Dursunlu
  • Fatih
  • Girmana
  • Güçlü
  • Güvenç
  • Güzelyayla
  • Güzelyurt
  • Hacılar
  • Hasançelebi
  • Haydaroğlu
  • İğdir
  • Işıklı
  • Karadere
  • Karaköçek
  • Karapınar
  • Karşıyaka
  • Karslılar
  • Kavacık
  • Kocaözü
  • Köprülü Mehmet Paşa
  • Köylüköyü
  • Kozdere
  • Kurşunlu
  • Mimarsinan
  • Mollaibrahim
  • Ş. Fethi Akyüz
  • Salıcık
  • Saraylı
  • Sarıkız
  • Sazlıca
  • Söğüt
  • Taşbaşı
  • Taşoluk
  • Turgut Özal
  • Uğurlu
  • Yağca
  • Yayladamı
  • Yeni
  • Yeşilkale
  • Yeşilköy
  • Yeşilpınar
  • Yukarıselimli

Notable people

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 Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Hekim Han". www.turkishhan.org. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  5. ^ Mahalle Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.