Kangal is a town in Sivas Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Kangal District.[2] Its population is 8,948 (2022).[1] The current mayor is Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın from the Great Unity Party (BBP).[3]
Kangal | |
|---|---|
 Kangal city center | |
  Kangal Location in Turkey  Kangal Kangal (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′12″N 37°23′19″E / 39.23667°N 37.38861°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Sivas |
| District | Kangal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın (BBP) |
| Elevation | 1,540 m (5,050 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 8,948 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 58900 |
| Area code | 0346 |
| Website | www |
Demographics edit
The town is populated by Sunni Kurds and Sunni Turks in addition to a very small Alevi and Armenian population.[4]
Climate edit
Kangal has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen: Dsb).[5] Winters are very cold, and summers are dry, with hot days and cold nights.
| Climate data for Kangal (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.13 (1.30) |
32.52 (1.28) |
40.78 (1.61) |
55.1 (2.17) |
58.42 (2.30) |
34.62 (1.36) |
10.92 (0.43) |
6.82 (0.27) |
15.13 (0.60) |
32.75 (1.29) |
29.89 (1.18) |
36.03 (1.42) |
386.11 (15.20) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.3 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 67.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81.2 | 80.0 | 73.7 | 66.5 | 66.9 | 62.0 | 55.0 | 53.8 | 56.2 | 66.3 | 74.4 | 81.2 | 68.1 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Notable people edit
- Hüseyin Alp (1935–1983) basketball player and actor
See also edit
- Kangal dog
- Deliktaş Tunnel, Turkey's longest railway tunnel
References edit
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12). "Sivas Kangal Seçim Sonuçları – Kangal Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- ^ Coşkun, Hasan (2014). Geleneksel Alevi sosyal örgütlenmesi Sivas Kangal Türkmen Alevileri örneği (PDF) (Thesis) (in Turkish). Necmettin Erbakan University. p. 57.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Kangal". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
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