Ağın District

District in Elazığ, Turkey
38°57′N 38°43′E / 38.950°N 38.717°E / 38.950; 38.717CountryTurkeyProvinceElazığSeatAğınGovernment
 • KaymakamLevent YetginArea
242 km2 (93 sq mi)Population
 (2021)
2,746 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Ağın District is a district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Ağın.[1] Its area is 242 km2,[2] and its population is 2,746 (2021).[3] The district was established in 1954.[4]

Composition

There is 1 municipality in Ağın District:[1]

There are 16 villages in Ağın District:[5]

Demographics

The district with the exception of Saraycık village is populated by Turks. Saraycık is populated by Kurds. There are moreover a couple of Alevi villages in the district.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 31. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. ^ Mustafa Aksoy (1995). Kültür Sosyolojisi Açısından Elazığ ve Ağrı Köylerinde Aileye, Evliliğe ve Sosyal Hayata İlişkin Gelenekler (in Turkish).
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Ağın District in Elazığ Province of Turkey
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