Akşar, Bayburt

Akşar is a village in the Bayburt District, Bayburt Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 512 (2021).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3]

Akşar
Village
Akşar Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40.3507°N 39.9740°E / 40.3507; 39.9740
Country	Turkey
Province	Bayburt
District	Bayburt
Population  (2021)	512
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

A view of the area around the town.

History

The former name of the village was Balahor.^[4]

References

1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
3. Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
4. Köylerimiz: 1 Mart 1968 gününe kadar (in Turkish). Ankara, Türkiye: İçişleri Bakanlığı İller İdaresi Genel Müdürlüğü. 1968. p. 28. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)