Şereflikoçhisar

District and municipality in Ankara, Turkey

38°56′40″N 33°32′31″E / 38.94444°N 33.54194°E / 38.94444; 33.54194CountryTurkeyProvinceAnkaraGovernment

• MayorMustafa Koçak (CHP)Area

2,155 km² (832 sq mi)Elevation

975 m (3,199 ft)Population

(2022)^[1]

33,140 • Density15/km² (40/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

06950

Area code0312Websitewww.sereflikochisar.bel.tr

Şereflikoçhisar, (Turkish: [ʃeɾefˈlikotʃhisaɾ] ^ⓘ) formerly known as Koçhisar, is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 2,155 km²,^[3] and its population is 33,140 (2022).^[1] It is 148 km south of the city of Ankara. Its average elevation ranges between 900 and 1,200 m, with the highest point being Mt. Karasenir at 1,650 m.

The area is a flat dry plain, the only water being Hirfanlı reservoir and the salt lake Lake Tuz. The countryside is inhospitable, with minerals extracted from the salt lake being a major source of income. Therefore, the rural population is migrating to nearby towns or abroad.

Demographics

Historical population^[4]
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1965	69,201	—
1970	75,675	+1.80%
1975	82,207	+1.67%
1980	79,330	−0.71%
1985	87,893	+2.07%
1990	60,701	−7.14%
2000	59,128	−0.26%
2007	34,808	−7.29%
2012	35,042	+0.13%
2017	33,559	−0.86%
2022	33,140	−0.25%
Source: TÜIK (2007-2022)^[1]

Name

The name derives from the Seljuk Turkish castle of Koçhisar. The prefix Şerefli meaning "honourable" was added by Atatürk in recognition of the men of the town lost at the battle of Gallipoli.

History

Şereflikoçhisar is believed to have been inhabited since the time of the Hittites and was a thriving town in the Seljuk and Ottoman Empire periods.

Composition

There are 64 neighbourhoods in Şereflikoçhisar District:^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜIK. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^ Turkish Statistical Institute
^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

External links

District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- Governorship of Şereflikoçhisar, Turkey. "Geographical information on Şereflikoçhisar district of Ankara" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
District municipality's official website (in Turkish)

Şereflikoçhisar in Ankara Province of Turkey

Districts

List of provinces by region
Istanbul	Istanbul
West Marmara	Balıkesir Çanakkale Edirne Kırklareli Tekirdağ
Aegean	Afyonkarahisar Aydın Denizli İzmir Kütahya Manisa Muğla Uşak
East Marmara	Bilecik Bolu Bursa Düzce Eskişehir Kocaeli Sakarya Yalova
West Anatolia	Ankara Karaman Konya
Mediterranean	Adana Antalya Burdur Hatay Isparta Kahramanmaraş Mersin Osmaniye
Central Anatolia	Aksaray Kayseri Kırıkkale Kırşehir Nevşehir Niğde Sivas Yozgat
West Black Sea	Amasya Bartın Çankırı Çorum Karabük Kastamonu Samsun Sinop Tokat Zonguldak
East Black Sea	Artvin Giresun Gümüşhane Ordu Rize Trabzon
Northeast Anatolia	Ağrı Ardahan Bayburt Erzincan Erzurum Iğdır Kars
Central East Anatolia	Bingöl Bitlis Elazığ Hakkâri Malatya Muş Tunceli Van
Southeast Anatolia	Adıyaman Batman Diyarbakır Gaziantep Kilis Mardin Siirt Şanlıurfa Şırnak

Metropolitan municipalities are bolded.

v t e Neighbourhoods of Şereflikoçhisar District
Acıkuyu Acıöz Akarca Akin Akseki Aktaş Aliuşağı Bağobası Baltalı Boğaziçi Büyükdamlacık Büyükkışla Çalören Çatçat Çavuşköy Çayırönü Cıngıl Cumhuriyet Deliller Devekovan Doğankaya Ekici Eley Emek Fadıllı Geçitli Gülhüyük Hacıbektaşlı Hacıenbiya Hamzalı Haydarlı Hürriyet İstiklal Kacarlı Kadıncık Kadıobası Kale Karabük Karamollauşağı Karandere Küçükdamlacık Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mustafacık Musular Odunboğazı Palazobası Parlasan Sadıklı Sanayi Şanlıkışla Sarıkaya Şekerköy Şereflidavutlu Şeyh Kuyusu Şeyhli Seymenli Tuzla Üzengilik Yalnızpınar Yazısöğüt Yeni Yeşilova Yeşilyurt Yusufkuyusu

Neighbourhoods of Şereflikoçhisar District