Altınekin
Sign in to saveAltınekin is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,312 km2, and its population is 14,289 (2022). Its original name was Zıvarık until the İnönü government changed its name in 1963, giving it the name of one of Zıvarık's plateaus, Altınekin ("golden crop"), named as such because of the land's fertility.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Altınekin
- Turkey place.image_map
- Konya location Altınekin.PNG
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Altınekin District in Konya Province
- Turkey place.province
- Konya
- Turkey place.leader_party
- AKP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Fatih Orhan
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 1312
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 990
- Turkey place.population_total
- 14289
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 42450
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0332
- Turkey place.blank1_name
- Climate
- Turkey place.blank1_info
- Csb
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 14548
- Area
- 1448.6
- Elevation
- 1037
- Official website
- www.altinekin.gov.tr
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- urban population
- 14074
- rural population
- 10638
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Altınekin is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,312 km2, and its population is 14,289 (2022). Its original name was Zıvarık until the İnönü government changed its name in 1963, giving it the name of one of Zıvarık's plateaus, Altınekin ("golden crop"), named as such because of the land's fertility.
The town is near the ancient Roman city of Pegella.
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