Refahiye

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Refahiye
Refahiye is located in Turkey
Refahiye
Refahiye
Coordinates: 39°54′04″N 38°46′07″E / 39.90111°N 38.76861°E / 39.90111; 38.76861Coordinates: 39°54′04″N 38°46′07″E / 39.90111°N 38.76861°E / 39.90111; 38.76861
CountryTurkey
ProvinceErzincan
Government
 • MayorCevdet Çınar (MHP)
 • KaymakamYusuf Karaloğlu
Area
[1]
 • District1,681.98 km2 (649.42 sq mi)
Elevation
1,589 m (5,213 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
3,980
 • District
10,504
 • District density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Post code
2553x
Websitewww.refahiye.bel.tr

Refahiye is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It covers an area of 1,744 km², and the elevation is 1,589 m. The district has a total population of 10,569 where 3730 live in the town of Refahiye. The mayor is Cevdet Çınar (MHP).

The district is populated by Sunni Turks and Alevi Kurds.[3][4]

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. ^ Mumcu, Uğur (1991). Kürt-İslam ayaklanması, 1919-1925 (in Turkish). p. 35. ISBN 9789754780888.
  4. ^ Andrews, Peter A. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. Reichert. pp. 199–200. ISBN 9783882264180.
A view from the entrance of Refahiye.

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