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]
Keban District | |
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 Map showing Keban District in Elazığ Province | |
  Keban District Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°48′N 38°45′E / 38.800°N 38.750°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Elazığ |
| Seat | Keban |
| Government | |
| • Kaymakam | Ersin Tepeli |
Area | 641 km2 (247 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 6,210 |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Demographics
editIn 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
editThere is 1 municipality in Keban District:[1]
References
edit- ^ a b İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜİK. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Sertel, Savaş (2015). "1927 nüfus sayımı sonuçlarına göre elazığ nüfusu" (in Turkish). Firat University. p. 308-309. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ Keban köylerinde, sosyo ekonomik yapı ve yeniden yerleşim sorunları (in Turkish). Ankara: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi. 1976. p. 174.
- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Sources
edit- Çakar, Enver (2019), 19. yüzyılın ilk yarısında keban köylerinin idari ve demografik yapısı, retrieved 6 March 2020
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