Buharkent

{{Infobox Turkey place

| type = metro district

| name = Buharkent

| image_skyline = File:Yagmur diniyor (Buharkent) - panoramio.jpg

| image_caption = road through Buharkent

| image_map = Aydın location Buharkent.svg

| map_caption = Map showing Buharkent District in Aydın Province

| coordinates = {{coord|37|57|42|N|28|44|32|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| province = Aydın

| leader_party = AKP

| leader_name = Mehmet Erol

| leader_name1 =

| area_total_km2 = 124

| elevation_m =

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 13022

| population_as_of = 2022

| postal_code = 09670

| area_code = 0256

| website = {{url|http://www.buharkent.bel.tr/}}

}}

Buharkent is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its area is 124 km²,{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=12 July 2023}} and its population is 13,022 (2022).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=12 July 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=en|format=XLS}} It is 86 km east of the city of Aydın, on the road and the railway line to Denizli.

The area is in the valley of the Büyük Menderes River with mountains to the north including the 1724 m Karlıkdede. The district is known for its hot springs and geothermal energy, indeed Turkey's first geothermal power station was built here in 1984. However the local economy depends on agriculture especially cotton, figs and grapes.

The name Buharkent means steam city and was given in recognition of the power station, it was previously called Burhaniye.