Karaçoban (Kurdish: Qere Şivan)[2] is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 571 km2,[4] and its population is 22,250 (2022).[1]
Karaçoban | |
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District and municipality | |
 Map showing Karaçoban District in Erzurum Province | |
  Karaçoban Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′03″N 42°06′43″E / 39.35083°N 42.11194°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Erzurum |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Halit Uğun (HDP) |
| Area | 571 km2 (220 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,550 m (5,090 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 22,250 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 25610 |
| Area code | 0442 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Geography
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There is Karayazı district in the north and northeast of the district, Hınıs district in the southwest, Bulanık district of Muş in the south and southeast, and Malazgirt district of Muş in the east. The district center is built on the narrow and long alluvial filling of the Hınıs Stream, which forms an important tributary of the Murat River, extending east-west. It is surrounded by Akdağ (2953 m) in the north, Akdoğan Mountains (2879m) in the south and Güzelbaba Mountains (2100 m) in the east.[5] There is a Lake Ahır in the northwest of the district center.
Tourism
editThe main touristic places in Karaçoban district are Zernak Castle in Kuşluca village.[6]
Composition
editThere are 27 neighbourhoods in Karaçoban District:[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ İbrahim Sediyani (2009). Adını arayan coğrafya. Özedönüş Yayınları. p. 185. ISBN 9786054296002.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Karaçoban" (in Turkish). Karaçoban Belediyesi. October 8, 2023. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Karaçoban". erzurum.ktb.gov.tr. Erzurum İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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