Yakınca

Yakınca
Town
Yakınca Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°18′N 38°15′E / 38.300°N 38.250°E / 38.300; 38.250Coordinates: 38°18′N 38°15′E / 38.300°N 38.250°E / 38.300; 38.250
Country	Turkey
Province	Malatya Province
District	Yeşilyurt
Elevation	1,040 m (3,410 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,943
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	44920
Area code(s)	0422
Licence plate	44

Yakınca (formerly Kileyik) is a town in Yeşilyurt district of Malatya Province, Turkey. It is situated between Malatya and Yeşilyurt on the Turkish state highway D.850. It is almost merged to Yeşilyurt and only 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Malatya. The population of Yakınca is 10,943 ^[1] as of 2011. According to mayor's page, the town was founded by a Turkmen tribe during the Dulkadir Beylik era (ca. 15th century). In 1964, it was declared a seat of township. The traditional town economy depended on handworks, especially straw mat and basket production, but later, apricot, hickory nut, and mulberry cultivation superseded the traditional handworks.^[2]

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