Onikişubat | |
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District and
municipality | |
Coordinates: 37°35′N 36°55′E / 37.583°N 36.917°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Kahramanmaraş |
Area | 2,429 km2 (938 sq mi) |
Population (2022)
[1] | 453,730 |
• Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Area code | 0344 |
Website |
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Onikişubat is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 2,429 km2, [3] and its population is 453,730 (2022). [1] The district Onikişubat was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Kahramanmaraş, along with the new district Dulkadiroğlu. [4] [5] It covers the western part of the agglomeration of Kahramanmaraş and the adjacent countryside. The name Kahramanmaraş is reserved for the metropolitan municipality.
"Onikişubat" means "12 February"; it refers to the date of recovery of Kahramanmaraş during the Turkish War of Independence in 1920.
There are 141 neighbourhoods in Onikişubat District: [6]