Hazro (Ottoman Turkish: ترجيل, romanized: Tercil,[2] Kurdish: Hezro[3]) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.[4] Its area is 426 km2,[5] and its population is 16,093 (2022).[1]
Hazro | |
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District and municipality | |
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 Map showing Hazro District in Diyarbakır Province | |
  Hazro Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°15′22″N 40°46′59″E / 38.25611°N 40.78306°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Diyarbakır |
| Area | 426 km2 (164 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 16,093 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 21560 |
| Area code | 0412 |
| Website | www |
In the local elections in March 2019 Ahmet Çevik from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected Mayor.[6] He was dismissed in November 2019 and the District Governor Ali Öner was appointed as trustee.[7]
Composition edit
There are 31 neighbourhoods in Hazro District:[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 487.
- ^ a b "Nameyê mehla, dew û mezrayanê Hezroyî" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Diyarbakır Hazro Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "Four HDP Mayors Replaced with Trustees". Bianet. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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