Taşpınar, Aksaray
Municipality in Aksaray, Turkey
Taşpınar
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Coordinates: 38°11′N 34°01′E / 38.183°N 34.017°E / 38.183; 34.017 | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Aksaray |
District | Aksaray |
Elevation
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1,050 m (3,440 ft) |
Population
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2,759 |
Time zone | TRT ( UTC+3 ) |
Area code | 0382 |
Taşpınar is a town ( belde ) and municipality in the Aksaray District , Aksaray Province , Turkey . [1] Its population is 2,759 (2021). [2]
Geography
Taşpınar is in the Anatolian plateau, just west of Mount Hasan . The average altitude is 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) .
History
The earliest residents of the village were the members of a tribe from Azerbaijan in 1515. Eventually, people from nearby villages also settled in Taşpınar. Meanwhile, a group of Taşpınar residents chose to live in Hotamış, another town roughly 100 kilometres (62 mi) south west of Taşpınar. In 1957 Taşpınar was declared a seat of township. [3]
Economy
The main economic activity is handmade rugs . Taşpınar rugs are especially famous for their high density of knots. (40·40 in 10 cm² or more in older rugs.) [4] Although the town is situated in a volcanic plateau which is supposed to be fertile, because of the low annual rainfall, agricultural income is limited. Some Taşpınar residents work in the light industry of nearby Aksaray .
Transportation
Taşpınar is 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of Aksaray on the main highway D.750 , from Ankara to Adana , which makes it almost the midpoint of D 90 highway.
References
- ↑ Belde , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK . Retrieved 12 January 2023 .
- ↑ Mayor’s page (in Turkish) Archived 2010-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Aksaray governor’s page (in Turkish) Archived 2007-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
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