Bozkır

Bozkır
District

A scene from Bozkır

Location of Bozkır within Konya province.
Bozkır

Location of Bozkır within Konya province.

Coordinates: 37°11′N 32°15′E / 37.183°N 32.250°E
Country  Turkey
Province Konya
Government
  Mayor Mustafa Uyar (MHP)
Area[1]
  District 1,459.59 km2 (563.55 sq mi)
Elevation 1,119 m (3,671 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
  Urban 7,440
  District 28,937
  District density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 42630
Area code(s) 0332-426
Licence plate 42
Website www.bozkir.gov.tr

Bozkır is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2008 census, population of the district is 31,601 of which 7,212 live in the town of Bozkır.[3][4]

The town occupied a central position in ancient Isauria. The name Bozkır means steppe in Turkish and after the Turkish settlement in early Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate period, Bozkır was initially the name given to the region extending between the present-day Bozkır town marked by Çarşamba Stream and the lands around neighboring Seydişehir. The name Bozkır was eventually adopted for the town.

Notes

  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "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.
  3. Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2008, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (PDF) (in Turkish). Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  4. GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-03-23.

References

Coordinates: 37°11′16″N 32°14′53″E / 37.18778°N 32.24806°E