Refahiye District

Refahiye District
District
Map showing Refahiye District in Erzincan Province
Map showing Refahiye District in Erzincan Province
Refahiye District is located in Turkey
Refahiye District
Refahiye District
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°54′N 38°46′E / 39.900°N 38.767°E / 39.900; 38.767
CountryTurkey
ProvinceErzincan
SeatRefahiye
Government
 • KaymakamÖmer Faruk Canpolat
Area
1,808 km2 (698 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
11,269
 • Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.refahiye.gov.tr

Refahiye District is a district of the Erzincan Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Refahiye.[1] Its area is 1,808 km2,[2] and its population is 11,269 (2022).[3]

Composition

The district is predominantly populated by Sunni Turks and Alevi Kurds.[4][5] There are moreover a Georgian presence among the Sunni Turkish-populated villages and few Alevi Turkish villages as well.[6]

Some of the settlements were formerly populated by either Armenians or Greeks.[7]

Settlements

There is one municipality in Refahiye District:[1]

There are 121 villages in Refahiye District:[8]

References

  1. ^ a b İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. ^ Mumcu, Uğur (1991). Kürt-İslam ayaklanması, 1919-1925 (in Turkish). p. 35. ISBN 9789754780888.
  5. ^ Andrews, Peter A. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. Reichert. pp. 199–200. ISBN 9783882264180.
  6. ^ Kaplanoğlu, Yücel (2009). Refahiye'nin sosyo-kültürel ve dini yapısı üzerine bir inceleme (Thesis) (in Turkish). p. 37.
  7. ^ Kaplanoğlu, Yücel (2009). Refahiye'nin sosyo-kültürel ve dini yapısı üzerine bir inceleme (Thesis) (in Turkish). p. 5 and 115.
  8. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.


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