Aziziye

Aziziye is a municipality and governed district in Greater Erzurum, Turkey. Erzurum is one of 30 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. 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)

Aziziye
District
Aziziye
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°57′N 41°06′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceErzurum Province
Government
  Bodyİlçe (district)
  MayorMuhammed Cevdet Orhan (AKP)
Elevation
1,760 m (3,770 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
  Urban
41,069
  District
51,532
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
25xxx
Area code(s)0442
ClimateDfb

References and notes

  1. "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.
  2. Statistical Institute
  3. Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived April 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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