Gölbaşı, Ankara

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.

Gölbaşı
District and municipality
Lake Mogan Park
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Coordinates: 39°47′43″N 32°48′10″E / 39.79528°N 32.80278°E / 39.79528; 32.80278
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.ankaragolbasi.bel.tr

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.

Archaeological research in the area has revealed occupation since 3000 BC by a succession of civilısations including Early Bronze Age, Hittites, Phrygians, Romans, and Byzantines. Excavated sites include Selametli, Tuluntaş, Tuluntaş-Ortaçayır, Kızılcaşar-Gökçepınar, Karagedik, Bacılar, Bezirhane Kültepe, Bezirhane-Kepenekçi and İncek-Harmantepe.

The area has long been occupied by Turks, and it was here that Timur hid his elephants in the woods before the Battle of Ankara.

• Tulumtaş caves - 15 km (9 mi) from Ankara, 5 km (3 mi) of limestone cave with stalagmites and stalactites
• Gölbaşı Ground Station, satellite telecommunication center of Türksat
• Turkish Satellite Assembly, Integration and Test Center (Turkish: Uydu Montaj, Entegrasyon ve Test Merkezi) operated by the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)

The population of Gölbaşı city is growing very fast. The main reasons are: a high natural growth rate, migration from rural areas (rural exodus) and immigration from the city of Ankara.

There are 54 neighbourhoods in Gölbaşı District: