Posof District
District
Map showing Posof District in Ardahan Province
Map showing Posof District in Ardahan Province
Posof District is located in Turkey
Posof District
Posof District
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°08′N 43°08′E / 41.133°N 43.133°E / 41.133; 43.133
CountryTurkey
ProvinceArdahan
SeatPosof
Government
 • KaymakamEmrah Akduman
Area
583 km2 (225 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
6,448
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Websitewww.posof.gov.tr

Posof District is a district of Ardahan Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Posof.[1] Its area is 583 km2,[2] and its population is 6,448 (2021).[3] It has a border crossing with neighboring Georgia at Türkgözü.

Composition

There is one municipality in Posof District:[1]

There are 48 villages in Posof District (former names also given):[4]

References

  1. 1 2 İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.


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