Çelikhan District

Çelikhan District
District
Map showing Çelikhan District in Adıyaman Province
Map showing Çelikhan District in Adıyaman Province
Çelikhan District is located in Turkey
Çelikhan District
Çelikhan District
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°02′N 38°15′E / 38.033°N 38.250°E / 38.033; 38.250
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAdıyaman
SeatÇelikhan
Government
 • KaymakamMurat Uz
Area
444 km2 (171 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
15,294
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Çelikhan District is a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Çelikhan.[1] Its area is 444 km2,[2] and its population is 15,294 (2021).[3] The district was established in 1954.[4]

Composition

There are 2 municipalities in Çelikhan District:[1][5]

There are 20 villages in Çelikhan District:[6]

Demography

Around 60% of the district is populated by Kurds from the Reşwan tribe including the main town of Çelikhan.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ^ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ^ Reşî, Şoreş (September 2002). "Konya - Kolik (Kâhta)". Veger (in Kurdish) (3): 15.


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