Taşkent

Taşkent, formerly Pirlerkondu, is a town and district of Konya Province in the Akdeniz region of Turkey. It literally means The Stone City. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 46,396 of which 10,779 live in the town of Taşkent.[3]

For the capital of Uzbekistan, see Tashkent.
Taşkent
District
General view
Location of Taşkent within Turkey.
Taşkent
Location of Taşkent within Turkey.
Coordinates: 36°55′N 32°29′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceKonya
Government
 • MayorAli İhsan Camgöz (SP)
Area
 • District595.38 km2 (229.88 sq mi)
Elevation
1,363 m (4,472 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
1,661
 • District
6,967
 • District density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
42xxx
Area code(s)0332
Licence plate42
Websitewww.taskent.gov.tr

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 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (in Turkish). Archived from the original (XLS) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

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