Akşehir
For other uses, see Akşehir (disambiguation). District in Turkey Akşehir District Location of Akşehir within Turkey. Akşehir Location of Akşehir within Turkey. Coordinates: 38°21′N 31°25′E / 38.350°N 31.417°E / 38.350; 31.417 Country Turkey Province Konya Government • Mayor Abdulkadir Oğul (AKP) Area [1] • District 815.77 km 2 (314.97 sq mi) Elevation 1,025 m (3,363 ft) Population (2012) [2] • Urban 62,054 • District 94,575 • District density 120/km 2 (300/sq mi) Time zone EET (UTC+2) • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Postal code 42xxx Area code(s) 0332 Licence plate 42 Climate Csb Website www.aksehir.gov.tr Akşehir is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 114,918 of which 63,000 live in the town of Akşehir. [3] The town was known in the Roman and Byzantine empires as Philomelium or Philomelion (Greek: Φιλομήλιον ) respectively. The town is situated at the edge of a fertile ...