Keban District

District in Elazığ, Turkey
38°48′N 38°45′E / 38.800°N 38.750°E / 38.800; 38.750CountryTurkeyProvinceElazığSeatKebanGovernment
 • KaymakamErsin TepeliArea
641 km2 (247 sq mi)Population
 (2021)
6,210 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Keban District is a district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Keban.[1] Its area is 641 km2,[2] and its population is 6,210 (2021).[3]

Demographics

In 1927, 79.6% of the population spoke Turkish as their first language, while the remaining 20.4% spoke Kurdish.[4] Only Muslims resided in the district that year.[4] In 1968, Kurdish-speakers rose to 39%.[5]

Composition

There is 1 municipality in Keban District:[1]

  • Keban

There are 30 villages in Keban District:[6]

References

  1. ^ a b İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜİK. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b Sertel, Savaş (2015). "1927 nüfus sayımı sonuçlarına göre elazığ nüfusu" (in Turkish). Firat University. p. 308-309. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ^ Keban köylerinde, sosyo ekonomik yapı ve yeniden yerleşim sorunları (in Turkish). Ankara: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi. 1976. p. 174.
  6. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

Sources

  • Çakar, Enver (2019), 19. yüzyılın ilk yarısında keban köylerinin idari ve demografik yapısı, retrieved 6 March 2020
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Keban District in Elazığ Province of Turkey
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