Akçadağ


Akçadağ is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Ali Kazgan.

History

Settlement in and around Akçadağ dates to the Bronze Age. The Hittite, Roman and Byzantine empire have all left their trace. Akçadağ was one of the first towns to be settled by Turks in Anatolia with a garrison of Turk mercenaries placed here by the Byzantine crown anxious at Muslim-Arab incursions.
Akçadağ came under Ottoman control during the reign of Abdülhamit.
On 24 Jan 2020 the town was impacted by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake.

Economy

The Akçadağ has 2 districts, Kürecik and Levent, 4 municipalities, Akçadağ center, Bahri, Ören and Yukarı Kozluca, 9 neighborhoods, 72 villages and 169 hamlets. Agriculture is important to the local economy with 75% of the population engaged in agricultureal production, and although the area produces a wide range of agricultural products, apricots and racing horses are of particular importance and note. The literacy rate in Akçadağ is estimated at 98%.

Administration

The District governor is Serdar Demirhan and the towns mayor is Ali Kazgan an Independent.

Geography

Akçadağ is at an Altitude of 1,050 m above sea level and the district is considered mountainous, and the population is 2016 was 26.561.