Ardahan Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy): Shapefile & GeoPackage
Ardahan Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy): Shapefile & GeoPackage
Ardahan Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy)
Across its 6 districts (ilçe), Ardahan province (il) in Türkiye (Turkey) is divided into 266 neighbourhood and village units, each delivered here as a boundary polygon. Each format, GeoPackage (gpkg) or Shape file, costs €9.90 and is delivered as a digital download in EPSG:4326.
The provincial centre municipality (il belediyesi) lies in Ardahan Merkez, and each of the other districts has one district municipality (ilçe belediyesi). Ardahan also has 1 town municipality (belde), in Göle. Ardahan Merkez has the most units (69, 26% of all units in the province), and Damal has the fewest (15 units).
Key features
- Formats: GeoPackage (.gpkg) or Esri Shapefile (.shp), sold as two separate variants, GeoPackage (gpkg) and Shape file; GIS-ready for QGIS, ArcGIS and other GIS software
- Coordinate reference system: WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
- Nesting: every unit lies exactly inside its district and the Ardahan province boundary
- IDs and names: stable Geolocet unit IDs, official unit codes and official unit names, plus Turkish title-case names
- Area coverage: 98% of the province area. Areas outside these polygons are not represented in this layer.
- Version: v5, updated October 2026
Districts (ilçe) in Ardahan
Ardahan has 6 districts. Units per district: Ardahan Merkez (69), Çıldır (43), Damal (15), Göle (57), Hanak (32), Posof (50).
Neighbourhoods (mahalle), villages (köy) and municipalities (belediye) per district in Ardahan:
| District (ilçe) | Mahalle | Köy | Belediye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardahan Merkez | 7 | 62 | 1 |
| Çıldır | 10 | 33 | 1 |
| Damal | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Göle | 8 | 49 | 2 |
| Hanak | 6 | 26 | 1 |
| Posof | 2 | 48 | 1 |
Attributes and sample records
Each polygon has 12 fields; Shapefile field names are shortened where needed (for example belediye_id becomes bel_id). Field descriptions are on the Turkey neighbourhood boundaries page. Sample records from Ardahan:
| id | name | name_official | type | belediye_id | belediye_name | district_id | district_name | province_id | province_name | official_code | area_km2 | geometry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90001441 | Akyaka | AKYAKA | köy | 3303073 | Ardahan Merkez | 2502901 | Ardahan | 36322 | 14.206 | polygon data | ||
| 90005098 | Aşıkşenlik | AŞIKŞENLİK | mahalle | 92004079 | Çıldır | 3299541 | Çıldır | 2502901 | Ardahan | 196539 | 14.706 | polygon data |
| 90010707 | Dedeşen | DEDEŞEN | mahalle | 92004085 | Köprülü | 3303065 | Göle | 2502901 | Ardahan | 196929 | 22.302 | polygon data |
| 90002447 | Altınemek | ALTINEMEK | köy | 3303067 | Hanak | 2502901 | Ardahan | 36437 | 12.098 | polygon data | ||
| 90000726 | Akballı | AKBALLI | köy | 3303069 | Posof | 2502901 | Ardahan | 36461 | 6.724 | polygon data |
Full national dataset
- Turkey neighbourhood & village boundaries (mahalle & köy): 50,558 units for all 81 provinces with belediye links, nesting exactly with this dataset. A free Yalova sample is available there.
- Turkey districts (ilçe) boundaries: the matching district layer with 973 districts.
The full multi-level national dataset (country, regions, provinces, districts, belediye and 50,558 neighbourhoods and villages) is available on request (contact@geolocet.com).
Frequently asked questions
- How many neighbourhoods and villages does Ardahan have in this dataset?
- The Ardahan layer contains 266 units in 6 districts. 41 of the units are neighbourhoods (mahalle) and 225 are villages (köy).
- Is each neighbourhood linked to its belediye?
- Yes, all 41 neighbourhoods in Ardahan carry the ID and name of their municipality (belediye). 4 of them belong to a town municipality (belde). Villages (köy) lie outside municipalities, so their belediye fields are empty.
- Is there a free sample?
- Yes. The free Yalova sample has every administrative level in GeoPackage and Shapefile format; select Free sample (Yalova) on the Turkey neighbourhood boundaries page.
- Can I get all of Türkiye or other administrative levels?
- Yes. The neighbourhood layers of all 81 provinces also form one national dataset together with the country, region, province, district and belediye layers; it is supplied after an enquiry, as described under Full national dataset.
Dataset metadata
- Dataset name
- Ardahan Neighbourhood and Village Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy)
- Description
- Boundary polygons of the 266 neighbourhoods and villages of Ardahan province, Türkiye, in 6 districts: 41 mahalle and 225 köy. Ardahan Merkez is the district with the most units (69), and the polygons cover 98% of the province area. Each unit has a stable Geolocet ID, its official name and code, its district and province, and neighbourhoods are linked to one of 7 municipalities (belediye). Typical uses are GIS mapping, geocoding, spatial joins and market and logistics analysis. The layer is a paid download in GeoPackage or Shapefile format (EPSG:4326) under the Geolocet terms of service.
- Dataset ID
- geolocet-turkey-neighbourhoods-v5-ardahan
- Publisher
- Geolocet
- Version
- v5 (product version)
- Last updated
- October 2026 (release of v5)
- Reference period
- October 2026: the administrative units as compiled for this release
- Spatial coverage
- Ardahan province (il), Türkiye; bounding box (WGS 84): south 40.6292, west 42.3159, north 41.6003, east 43.4741
- Administrative level and features
- Admin level 8 (mahalle and köy): 266 polygons in 6 districts
- Formats
- GeoPackage (.gpkg) or Shapefile (.shp), one format per variant
- Coordinate reference system
- WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
- Identifiers
- id is a stable Geolocet unit ID (not a government code); official_code is the official administrative unit code; district_id and province_id equal the id of the Geolocet district and province layers
- Geometry
- Boundary polygons compiled by Geolocet from official and open sources and aligned to the district boundaries; the official attributes are the unit names and codes, and the polygons are a GIS representation, not a legally binding boundary delimitation
- Area coverage
- 98% of the province area
- Access
- Paid download: GeoPackage or Shapefile variant
- Licence
- Geolocet terms of service
- Part of
- Turkey Neighbourhood and Village Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy)
- Language
- English, with Turkish names and a Turkish summary
Türkçe özet
Ardahan mahalle sınırları ve köy sınırları (GIS verisi): Ardahan ilindeki 6 ilçede bulunan 266 birimin sınırları Shapefile veya GeoPackage formatında indirilebilir. En fazla birim Ardahan Merkez ilçesindedir (69).