Aziziye
| Aziziye | |
|---|---|
| District | |
  Aziziye Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′N 41°06′E / 39.950°N 41.100°ECoordinates: 39°57′N 41°06′E / 39.950°N 41.100°E | |
| Country |
 Turkey |
| Province | Erzurum Province |
| Government | |
| • Body | İlçe (district) |
| • Mayor | Muhammed Cevdet Orhan (AKP) |
| Elevation | 1,760 m (3,770 ft) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Urban | 41,069 |
| • District | 51,532 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 25xxx |
| Area code(s) | 0442 |
| Climate | Dfb |
Aziziye is a municipality and governed district in Greater Erzurum, Turkey. Erzurum is one of 16 metropolitan centers in Turkey having more than one municipality within its city borders. Erzurum has three second-level municipalities within the city in addition to the municipality of Greater Erzurum (büyükşehir). Aziziye lies in the western part of Erzurum at 39°57′N 41°06′E / 39.950°N 41.100°E. The population of the district center was 41,069[2]as of 2013. Erzurum was declared a metropolitan center in 1993. The municipality of Aziziye was established in 1993 by merging Ilıca and Dadaşkent. [3]The corresponding district governorate was established in 2008. The district center is famous for thermal springs (39.40C)
References and notes
- ↑ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ↑ Statistical Institute
- ↑ Mayor's page (Turkish)
