Artvin Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy): Shapefile & GeoPackage
Artvin Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy): Shapefile & GeoPackage
Artvin Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy)
Across its 9 districts (ilçe), Artvin province (il) in Türkiye (Turkey) is divided into 359 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 Artvin Merkez, and each of the other districts has one district municipality (ilçe belediyesi); Artvin has no town municipalities (belde). Şavşat has the most units (68, 19% of all units in the province), and Murgul has the fewest (11 units). Yusufeli ties with Şavşat for the most 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 Artvin province boundary
- IDs and names: stable Geolocet unit IDs, official unit codes and official unit names, plus Turkish title-case names
- Area coverage: 100% of the province area.
- Version: v5, updated October 2026
Districts (ilçe) in Artvin
Artvin has 9 districts. Units per district: Ardanuç (50), Arhavi (37), Artvin Merkez (44), Borçka (43), Hopa (23), Kemalpaşa (15), Murgul (11), Şavşat (68), Yusufeli (68).
Neighbourhoods (mahalle), villages (köy) and municipalities (belediye) per district in Artvin:
| District (ilçe) | Mahalle | Köy | Unclassified | Belediye |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardanuç | 1 | 49 | 0 | 1 |
| Arhavi | 7 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| Artvin Merkez | 7 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| Borçka | 5 | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| Hopa | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Kemalpaşa | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Murgul | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Şavşat | 3 | 65 | 0 | 1 |
| Yusufeli | 1 | 63 | 4 | 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 Artvin:
| id | name | name_official | type | belediye_id | belediye_name | district_id | district_name | province_id | province_name | official_code | area_km2 | geometry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90000704 | Akarsu | AKARSU | köy | 3676925 | Ardanuç | 446897 | Artvin | 3836 | 4.435 | polygon data | ||
| 90005759 | Balcıoğlu | BALCIOĞLU | mahalle | 92001329 | Artvin | 3676929 | Artvin Merkez | 446897 | Artvin | 9980 | 19.192 | polygon data |
| 90000333 | Adagül | ADAGÜL | köy | 3676931 | Borçka | 446897 | Artvin | 3917 | 9.732 | polygon data | ||
| 90000826 | Akdamla | AKDAMLA | köy | 3676935 | Şavşat | 446897 | Artvin | 4047 | 20.818 | polygon data | ||
| 90013624 | Erdemler | ERDEMLER | mahalle | 92001324 | Yusufeli | 2770311 | Yusufeli | 446897 | Artvin | 10030 | 5.371 | 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 Artvin have in this dataset?
- The Artvin layer contains 359 units in 9 districts. 36 of the units are neighbourhoods (mahalle) and 318 are villages (köy), and 5 units are unclassified.
- Is each neighbourhood linked to its belediye?
- Yes, all 36 neighbourhoods in Artvin carry the ID and name of their municipality (belediye). 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
- Artvin Neighbourhood and Village Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy)
- Description
- Boundary polygons of the 359 neighbourhoods and villages of Artvin province, Türkiye, in 9 districts: 36 mahalle, 318 köy and 5 unclassified. Şavşat and Yusufeli share the most units (68 each), and the polygons cover 100% 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 9 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-artvin
- 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
- Artvin province (il), Türkiye; bounding box (WGS 84): south 40.5572, west 41.1422, north 41.5245, east 42.5921
- Administrative level and features
- Admin level 8 (mahalle and köy): 359 polygons in 9 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
- 100% 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
Artvin mahalle sınırları ve köy sınırları (GIS verisi): Artvin ilindeki 9 ilçede bulunan 359 birimin sınırları Shapefile veya GeoPackage formatında indirilebilir. En fazla birim Şavşat ilçesindedir (68).