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]
Çelikhan District | |
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 Map showing Çelikhan District in Adıyaman Province | |
  Çelikhan District Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′N 38°15′E / 38.033°N 38.250°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Adıyaman |
| Seat | Çelikhan |
| Government | |
| • Kaymakam | Murat Uz |
| Area | 444 km2 (171 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 15,294 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Composition edit
There are 2 municipalities in Çelikhan District:[1][5]
There are 20 villages in Çelikhan District:[6]
- Aksu (Bistigan)
- Altıntaş (Diregî)
- Askerhan (Eskeran)
- Bozgedik (Koltik)
- Çampınar
- Fatih
- Gölbağı (Aptulharab)
- İncirli
- Kalecik (Porga)
- Karaçayır (Xidiran)
- Karagöl (Golreş)
- Korucak (Rûtikan)
- Köseuşağı
- Mutlu (Şirfîn)
- Recep (Recew)
- Şerefhan (Şerefxan)
- Yağızatlı (Bistikan)
- Yeşilova
- Yeşiltepe
- Yeşilyayla (Gov)
Demography edit
Around 60% of the district is populated by Kurds from the Reşwan tribe including the main town of Çelikhan.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Reşî, Şoreş (September 2002). "Konya - Kolik (Kâhta)". Veger (in Kurdish) (3): 15.
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