Akdağmadeni

Akdağmadeni (Greek: Ἀργυρίων, Argyríōn) is a town in the Yozgat Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Akdağmadeni District. Its population is 22,180 (2022). Its elevation is 1,344 m (4,409 ft).

Akdağmadeni
Municipality
Akdağmadeni
Location in Turkey
Akdağmadeni
Akdağmadeni (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 39°39′57″N 35°53′01″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceYozgat
DistrictAkdağmadeni
Government
  MayorNezih Yalçın (MHP)
Elevation
1,344 m (4,409 ft)
Population
 (2022)
22,180
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
66540
Area code0354
Websitewww.akdagmadeni.bel.tr

According to the Ottoman population statistics of 1914, the kaza of Akdağmadeni had a total population of 48,759, consisting of 37,081 Muslims, 7,892 Greeks, 3,312 Armenians, 49 Protestants and 425 Roma. Most of the Armenians and Greeks were killed or expelled by 1923.

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