Şereflikoçhisar

Şereflikoçhisar
Şereflikoçhisar
District
	Castle of Şereflikoçhisar
	Location of Şereflikoçhisar within Turkey.
	Şereflikoçhisar Location of Şereflikoçhisar within Turkey.
	Coordinates: 38°57′N 33°33′E / 38.950°N 33.550°E
Country	Turkey
Region	West Anatolia
Subregion	Ankara
Province	Ankara
Government
• District governor	Erol Karaömeroğlu
• Municipality mayor	Ferda Polat (AK Party)
Area
• District	2,127.79 km2 (821.54 sq mi)
Elevation	900−1,200 m (2,950−3,940 ft)
Population (2016)
• Urban	33,420
• Rural	0
Time zone	UTC+3 (FET)
Postal code	06xxx
Area code(s)	0312
Licence plate	06
Website	www.sereflikochisar.gov.tr

Şereflikoçhisar is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 148 km south of the city of Ankara. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 35898 of which 29,091 live in the town of Şereflikoçhisar and the remainder in surrounding villages.^[2]^[3] The district covers an area of 2,034 km², and the average elevation varies 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%
2008	35,353	+1.57%
2009	35,978	+1.77%
2010	35,989	+0.03%
2011	36,071	+0.23%
2012	35,042	−2.85%
2013	34,577	−1.33%
2014	33,946	−1.82%
2015	33,729	−0.64%
2016	33,420	−0.92%
2017	33,559	+0.42%
2018	34,202	+1.92%
2019	33,821	−1.11%

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.

Neighbourhoods[]

There are 64 neighbourhoods in Şereflikoçhisar as of 2017.^[5]

Notes[]

^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
^ Statistical Institute^{[permanent dead link]}
^ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved March 26, 2008.
^ Turkish Statistical Institute
^ Turkish Ministry of the Interior. "Civilian Administrative Units in Turkey" (in Turkish). Retrieved February 1, 2017.