Doğanyol

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Doğanyol
Doğanyol is located in Turkey
Doğanyol
Doğanyol
Coordinates: 38°18′38″N 39°02′22″E / 38.31056°N 39.03944°E / 38.31056; 39.03944Coordinates: 38°18′38″N 39°02′22″E / 38.31056°N 39.03944°E / 38.31056; 39.03944
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMalatya
Government
 • MayorHakan Bay (AKP)
 • KaymakamYunus Emre Vural
Area
 • District294.58 km2 (113.74 sq mi)
Elevation
2,116 m (6,942 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
1,677
 • District
4,713
 • District density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Post code
44880
Websitewww.doganyol.bel.tr

Doğanyol (Kurdish: Keferdîz)[3] is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Hakan Bay (AKP).

Demographics[]

The town is populated by Kurds.[4]

History[]

Doğanyol has become district in 1990 during Turgut Özal presidency. Doğanyol is 90 km far away to Malatya city center. Doğanyol has 16 neighborhoods. They are Çolak, İshak, Akkent, Behramlı, Burç, Damlı, Gevheruşağı, Gökçe, Gümüşsu, Koldere, Konurtay, Mezra, Poyraz, Ulutaş, Yalınca, Yeşilköy.[5]

In 2018 the population of Doğanyol was 4420.[6]

On 24 Jan 2020 the town was impacted by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. ^ adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ Andrews, Peter; Benninghaus, Rüdiger (2002). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey: Supplement and Index. p. 122. ISBN 9783895002298.
  5. ^ "Doğanyol".
  6. ^ https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/zkau/view/z_am8/dwnmed-0/tnn1/pivot.xls.
  7. ^ 6.7 magnitude earthquake 5 km from Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey.
  8. ^ Recent Earthquakes Near Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey .


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