Battalgazi

Battalgazi, formerly and colloquially Eskimalatya (Kurdish: Melediya kevn), is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 947 km2,[3] and its population is 307,478 (2022).[1] At the 2013 reorganisation part of the former central district of Malatya Province was added to the district.[4] It covers the eastern part of the agglomeration of Malatya and the adjacent countryside. The mayor is Osman Güder (AKP).

Battalgazi
Map showing Battalgazi District in Malatya Province
Map showing Battalgazi District in Malatya Province
Battalgazi is located in Turkey
Battalgazi
Battalgazi
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°25′22″N 38°21′56″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMalatya
Government
  MayorOsman Güder (AKP)
Area
947 km2 (366 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
307,478
  Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0422
Websitewww.battalgazi.bel.tr

The town center corresponds to the previous location of Malatya proper, at a distance of 20 km from the modern day urban center and provincial seat of Malatya. The town was renamed in honor of Battal Gazi during the Republican period.

Composition

There are 104 neighbourhoods in Battalgazi District:[5]

  • Adagören
  • Ağılyazı
  • Akpınar
  • Alacakapı
  • Alhanuşağı
  • Alişar
  • Aslanbey
  • Ataköy
  • Bağtepe
  • Bahçelievler
  • Bahri
  • Başharık
  • Battalgazi
  • Beydağı
  • Beylerbaşı
  • Boran
  • Bulgurlu
  • Bulutlu
  • Büyük Hüseyin Bey
  • Büyük Mustafa Paşa
  • Çamurlu
  • Cevherizade
  • Cirikpınar
  • Çolaklı
  • Çolakoğlu
  • Çöşnük
  • Dabakhane
  • Dolamantepe
  • Düzyol
  • Ferhadiye
  • Fırat
  • Fırıncı
  • Göller
  • Göztepe
  • Gülümuşağı
  • Hacıabdi
  • Hacıhaliloğluçiftliği
  • Hacıyusuflar
  • Halfettin
  • Hamidiye
  • Hanımınçiftliği
  • Hasan Varol
  • Hasırcılar
  • Hatunsuyu
  • Hidayet
  • Hisartepe
  • İskender
  • İsmetiye
  • İstiklal
  • İzzetiye
  • Kadıçayırı
  • Kamıştaş
  • Kapıkaya
  • Karabağlar
  • Karagöz
  • Karahan
  • Karakaşçiftliği
  • Karaköy
  • Karatepe
  • Kavaklıbağ
  • Kemerköprü
  • Kernek
  • Kıraç
  • Kırçuval
  • Küçük Hüsüyin Bey
  • Küçük Mustafa Paşa
  • Kuluşağı
  • Merdivenler
  • Merkez Beydağı
  • Meydanbaşı
  • Meydancık
  • Niyazi
  • Nuriye
  • Orduzu
  • Paşaköşkü
  • Pelitli
  • Sancaktar
  • Saray
  • Sarıcıoğlu
  • Şehit Fevzi
  • Selçuklu
  • Selvidağ
  • Serintepe
  • Şifa
  • Şık Şık
  • Şişman
  • Tandoğan
  • Tanışık
  • Taştepe
  • Tokluca
  • Toptaş
  • Toygar
  • Uçbağlar
  • Uluköy
  • Üniversite
  • Üzümlü
  • Yamaç
  • Yarımcahan
  • Yaygın
  • Yenice
  • Yenihamam
  • Yeniköy
  • Yıldıztepe
  • Zafer

See also

References

  1. "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. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  5. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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