Doğanyol
District and municipality
Map showing Doğanyol District in Malatya Province
Map showing Doğanyol District in Malatya Province
Doğanyol is located in Turkey
Doğanyol
Doğanyol
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°18′38″N 39°02′22″E / 38.31056°N 39.03944°E / 38.31056; 39.03944
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMalatya
Government
 • MayorHakan Bay (AKP)
Area
177 km2 (68 sq mi)
Elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
3,705
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
44880
Area code0422
Websitewww.doganyol.bel.tr

Doğanyol (Kurdish: Keferdîz)[2] is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 177 km2,[4] and its population is 3,705 (2022).[1] The mayor is Hakan Bay (AKP).

Demographics

The town is populated by Kurds.[5]

History

Doğanyol has become district in 1990 during Turgut Özal presidency. Doğanyol is 90 km far away to Malatya city center.

On 24 January 2020 the town was impacted by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake.[6][7]

Composition

There are 16 neighbourhoods in Doğanyol District:[8][9]

  • Akkent
  • Behramlı
  • Burçköy
  • Çolak
  • Damlı
  • Gevheruşağı
  • Gökçe
  • Gümüşsu
  • İshak
  • Koldere
  • Konurtay
  • Mezraa
  • Poyraz
  • Ulutaş
  • Yalınca
  • Yeşilköy

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ↑ adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Andrews, Peter; Benninghaus, Rüdiger (2002). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey: Supplement and Index. p. 122. ISBN 9783895002298.
  6. ↑ 6.7 magnitude earthquake 5 km from Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey.
  7. ↑ Recent Earthquakes Near Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey .
  8. ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Doğanyol". Malatya Valiliği.
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