Akdağmadeni

Municipality in Yozgat, Turkey

39°39′57″N 35°53′01″E / 39.66583°N 35.88361°E / 39.66583; 35.88361CountryTurkeyProvinceYozgatDistrictAkdağmadeniGovernment

• MayorNezih Yalçın (MHP)Elevation

1,344 m (4,409 ft)Population

(2022)^[1]

22,180Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

66540

Area code0354Websitewww.akdagmadeni.bel.tr

Akdağmadeni (Greek: Ἀργυρίων, Argyríōn^[2]) is a town in the Yozgat Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Akdağmadeni District.^[3] Its population is 22,180 (2022).^[1] Its elevation is 1,344 m (4,409 ft).^[4]

According to the Ottoman population statistics of 1914, the kaza of Akdağmadeni had a total population of 48,759, consisting of 37,081 Muslims, 7,892 Greeks, 3,312 Armenians, 49 Protestants and 425 Roma.^[5] Most of the Armenians and Greeks were killed or expelled by 1923.

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ Γεώργιος Κλεάνθης Σκαλιέρης, Λαοί και φυλαί της Μικράς Ασίας. Μετά πινάκων και χαρτών. Athens (Typos) 1922, p. 42. Digitalized version
^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Akdağmadeni, Turkey". Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ Kemal Karpat (1985), Ottoman Population, 1830-1914, Demographic and Social Characteristics, The University of Wisconsin Press, p. 172-173