Kırşehir
Municipality in Kırşehir, Turkey Kırşehir Municipality Kırşehir Coordinates: 39°08′44″N 34°09′39″E / 39.14556°N 34.16083°E / 39.14556; 34.16083 Coordinates: 39°08′44″N 34°09′39″E / 39.14556°N 34.16083°E / 39.14556; 34.16083 Country Turkey Province Kırşehir Government • Mayor Yaşar Bahçeci (AKP) Area [1] • District 1,677.67 km 2 (647.75 sq mi) Population (2012) [2] • Urban 114,244 • District 128,806 • District density 77/km 2 (200/sq mi) Website www.kirsehir.bel.tr Kırşehir , formerly Macissus (also spelled Mocissus and Mokissos , Μωκισσός in Greek) and Justinianopolis , is a city in Turkey. It is the capital district of the Kırşehir Province. According to the 2000 census, the population of the district is 121,947 of which 105,826 live in the city of Kırşehir. [3] [4] Contents 1 History 1.1 Kesikköprü Bridge 2 Ecclesiastical history 2.1 Metropolitan Archbishopric of Mocissus 2.2 Titular see 3 Climate 4 Famous people from Kırşehir 5 Gallery 6 Notes 7 Refe...