Dazkırı District

Dazkırı District is a district of Afyonkarahisar Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Dazkırı.[1] Its area is 408 km2,[2] and its population is 11,364 (2021).[3] Lake Acıgöl, the second-largest alkaline lake in the world, is largely within this district. On the Denizli side of the lake there are plants extracting sodium sulphate, but the Dazkırı lake-shore is still agricultural. There is also potential for mining chrome and other minerals.

Dazkırı District
Map showing Dazkırı District in Afyonkarahisar Province
Map showing Dazkırı District in Afyonkarahisar Province
Dazkırı District is located in Turkey
Dazkırı District
Dazkırı District
Location in Turkey
Dazkırı District is located in Turkey Aegean
Dazkırı District
Dazkırı District
Dazkırı District (Turkey Aegean)
Coordinates: 37°55′N 29°52′E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAfyonkarahisar
SeatDazkırı
Area
408 km2 (158 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
11,364
  Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Composition

There is one municipality in Dazkırı District:[1]

There are 16 villages in Dazkırı District:[4]

References

  1. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.


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