Gölbaşı, Ankara
Gölbaşı | |
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District and municipality | |
Lake Mogan Park | |
Map showing Gölbaşı District in Ankara Province | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′43″N 32°48′10″E / 39.79528°N 32.80278°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ankara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yakup Odabaşı (CHP) |
Area | 1,364 km2 (527 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 970 m (3,180 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 150,047 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0312 |
| Website | www |
Gölbaşı is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,364 km2, and its population is 150,047 (2022). It is 20 km (12 mi) south of the city of Ankara. Its elevation is 970 m (3,182 ft). The district includes the Mogan and Eymir lakes.
Although the lakes are polluted and infested with mosquitoes, the picnic areas and lakeside restaurants of Gölbaşı serve as a popular retreat from the city for the people of Ankara. A number of government departments have accommodations here, and the town is slowly but surely joining up with the city as the green space between the two disappears. Türk Telekom have their satellite ground control in the area.