Nurhak

District and municipality in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
37°57′57″N 37°25′38″E / 37.96583°N 37.42722°E / 37.96583; 37.42722CountryTurkeyProvinceKahramanmaraşGovernment
 • Mayorİlhami Bozan (CHP)Area
1,028 km2 (397 sq mi)Population
 (2022)[1]
12,257 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code
46370
Area code0344Websitewww.nurhak.bel.tr

Nurhak (Kurdish: Nûrheq[2]) is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 1,028 km2,[4] and its population is 12,257 (2022).[1]

Composition

There are 16 neighbourhoods in Nurhak District:[5]

  • Ağcaşar
  • Alçiçek Değirmenkaya
  • Barış
  • Biçim
  • Eskiköy
  • Gürsel
  • Hüyük
  • Karaçar
  • Karşıyaka
  • Kıyılar
  • Kullar
  • Pınarbaşı
  • Seyitaliler
  • Tatlar
  • Umutlu
  • Yenimahalle

Demography

The district is populated by Kurds and Turks.[6]

Settlement Ethnicity
Nurhak (Nûrheq) Kurdish and Turkish[7]
Ağcaşar Kurdish[8]
Barış (Derwend) Kurdish[7]
Umutlu (Tevekkelî) Kurdish[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ İbrahim Sediyani (2009). Adını arayan coğrafya. Özedönüş Yayınları. p. 185. ISBN 9786054296002.
  3. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 191.
  7. ^ a b c Andrews, Peter; Benninghaus, Rüdiger (2002). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey: Supplement and Index. p. 134. ISBN 9783895002298.
  8. ^ Andrews, Peter; Benninghaus, Rüdiger (2002). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey: Supplement and Index. p. 132. ISBN 9783895002298.

External links

  • District governor's official website (in Turkish)
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