Bolvadin district

Bolvadin (Ancient Greek: Πολύβοτον/Πολύβοτος and Latin: Polybotum/Polybotus) is a city of Afyonkarahisar Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Bolvadin District. Bolvadin district has a total population of 45,468 according to the 2024 census. It has an altitude of 1,016 m. The mayor is Derviş Aynaci (MHP).

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Turkey place.type: municipality
Turkey place.name: Bolvadin
Turkey place.image_skyline: Kırık Minare.jpg
Turkey place.province: Afyonkarahisar
Turkey place.district: Bolvadin
Turkey place.leader_party: MHP
Turkey place.leader_name: Derviş Aynaci
Turkey place.elevation_m: 1016
Turkey place.population_total: 45,468
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2024
Turkey place.blank1_name: Climate
Turkey place.blank1_info: Csb

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Official name: Bolvadin
Country: Turkey
Located in: Afyonkarahisar Province
Continent: Asia
Official language: Turkish
Population: 43398
Area: 944
Elevation: 996
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Official website: www.bolvadin.bel.tr

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postal code: 03302
urban population: 33443
rural population: 12501

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Bolvadin is the third-largest town in the province, after Afyonkarahisar and Sandıklı, built on a large fertile plain between the mountains of Sultandağ and Emirdağ inland from the Aegean coast.

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