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]
Ağın District | |
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 Map showing Ağın District in Elazığ Province | |
  Ağın District Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′N 38°43′E / 38.950°N 38.717°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Elazığ |
| Seat | Ağın |
| Government | |
| • Kaymakam | Levent Yetgin |
Area | 242 km2 (93 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 2,746 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Composition
editThere is 1 municipality in Ağın District:[1]
Demographics
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 31. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Mustafa Aksoy (1995). Kültür Sosyolojisi Açısından Elazığ ve Ağrı Köylerinde Aileye, Evliliğe ve Sosyal Hayata İlişkin Gelenekler (in Turkish).
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