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Elmalı district is located within the borders of Antalya Province of the Mediterranean region. The district, which is a part of Antalya Province administratively, is geomorphologically located in a karstic basin surrounded by mountains in the area called Teke Peninsula. In the north of Elmalı district, which is neighbouring Seydikemer district of Muğla Province on the west, Korkuteli on the north, Kumluca on the east, and Kaş and Finike on the south. Elmalı district, which is one of the western districts of Antalya province, is one of the largest districts of Antalya in terms of surface area. The district has 6.9% of the total area of the province, equals to 20177 km2, with its 1433 km2 surface area and it ranks 5th among 19 districts in terms of surface area. The population size of the district is not directly proportional with its surface area. The total population of the district is 38651, and this number corresponds to 1.6% of city population of Antalya. When considered from this point of view, Elmalı ranks 15th among 19 districts in the province according to its population size. There is 1 urban administrative area, which consists of Elmalı county town, and there are 9 urban neighborhoods within this administrative area. There are 51 rural neighborhoods in the district. Among these neighborhoods, Akçay and Yuva sites are old town sites, turned into a neighborhood in accordance with the law no. 6360 and have the feature of a small town geographically. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]