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 | |
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District | |
Aziziye Location in Turkey | |
Coordinates: 39°57′N 41°06′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 | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 25xxx |
Area code(s) | 0442 |
Climate | Dfb |
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 (in Turkish) Archived April 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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