Bahçe, Osmaniye

Bahçe is a rural district and town of Osmaniye Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. It is located in the Nur Mountains area.

Bahçe
Bahçe
Coordinates: 37°12′00″N 36°35′00″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceOsmaniye
Government
 • MayorMurat Altundiş (MHP)
 • KaymakamOktay Çağatay
Area
 • District182.52 km2 (70.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
13,117
 • District
20,568
 • District density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Post code
80500
Websitewww.bahce.bel.tr

The Bahçe Wind Farm, situated on the Gökçedağ, was the country's largest one with its installed power of 135 MW as it was commissioned in 2009.[3]

The Ayran railroad station (Ayran İstasyonu) is located east of the town, near the entrance to the tunnel (Bahçe-tünel) leading to Fevzipaşa. This tunnel was originally built as part of the Baghdad Railway in the early 20th century.

Notable natives

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. "Zorlu'nun rüzgar santrali üretimde..." Kent Haber (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-06-30.


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