Buharkent
Sign in to saveBuharkent is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 124 km2, and its population is 13,022 (2022). It is 86 km east of the city of Aydın, on the road and the railway line to Denizli.
Key facts
- Turkey place.name
- Buharkent
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- File:Yagmur diniyor (Buharkent) - panoramio.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- road through Buharkent
- Turkey place.image_map
- Aydın location Buharkent.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Buharkent District in Aydın Province
- Turkey place.province
- Aydın
- Turkey place.leader_party
- AKP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Mehmet Erol
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 124
- Turkey place.population_total
- 13022
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 09670
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0256
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 12688
- Area
- 101.81
- Official website
- www.buharkent.bel.tr
- Image
- Buharkent station.jpg
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- Buharkent
- urban population
- 12951
- rural population
- 5666
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Buharkent is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 124 km2, and its population is 13,022 (2022). It is 86 km east of the city of Aydın, on the road and the railway line to Denizli.
The area is in the valley of the Büyük Menderes River with mountains to the north including the 1724 m Karlıkdede. The district is known for its hot springs and geothermal energy, indeed Turkey's first geothermal power station was built here in 1984. However the local economy depends on agriculture especially cotton, figs and grapes.
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