Aksu, Antalya
Aksu is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 406 km2, and its population is 77,623 (2022).

Geography 
Aksu is situated on the Turkish state highway D.400 which connects Antalya to Mersin. It is almost merged to Antalya, the province center and in fact it is included in Greater Antalya.  The distance to Antalya central town is about . Antalya Airport is within Aksu district.

Composition
There are 35 neighbourhoods in Aksu District:

 Alaylı
 Altıntaş
 Atatürk
 Barbaros
 Boztepe
 Çalkaya
 Çamköy
 Cihadiye
 Cumhuriyet
 Dumanlar
 Fatih
 Fettahlı
 Gökdere
 Güloluk
 Güzelyurt
 Hacıaliler
 İhsaniye
 Karaçallı
 Karaöz
 Kayadibi
 Kemerağzı
 Konak
 Kumköy
 Kundu
 Kurşunlu
 Macun
 Mandırlar
 Murtuna
 Pınarlı
 Soğucaksu
 Solak
 Topallı
 Yenidumanlar
 Yeşilkaraman
 Yurtpınar

History 
The area around Aksu was a part of Pamphylia of the antiquity. Ancient city of Perga is within Aksu district. Later the area around Aksu became a part of Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Anatolian beyliks, and the  Ottoman Empire. During the Turkish republic era, there were five nearby villages Aksu and Çalkaya being the most important ones. Between 1977 and 1994 these villages were declared townships and finally in 1999 they were merged to form the district of Aksu.

Economy 
Main economic activity of Aksu is intensive agriculture. Various vegetables and fruits are produced. The industry of Aksu is mostly based on agriculture. Tourism also plays a role in district economy. Perga and Kurşunlu Waterfall are important visitor attractions.

References

Populated places in Antalya Province
 
Districts of Antalya Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey