Uğuraçan (Kurdish: Betkar)[2] is a village in the Şemdinli District in Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Herkî tribe and had a population of 743 in 2023.[1][4]

Uğuraçan
Uğuraçan is located in Turkey
Uğuraçan
Uğuraçan
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°15′18″N 44°21′40″E / 37.255°N 44.361°E / 37.255; 44.361
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictŞemdinli
Population
 (2023)[1]
743
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

The hamlet Yeşilbayır (Bêzeno) is attached to Uğuraçan.[2][1]

Population

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Population history from 1997 to 2023:[5][1]

Population
YearPop.±%
1997657—    
2007827+25.9%
2010864+4.5%
2015836−3.2%
2020840+0.5%
2023743−11.5%

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Şemdinli köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve Eski isimleri". Yüksekova Haber (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 217.
  5. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.