Çukurca District
Appearance
Çukurca District | |
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![]() Map showing Çukurca District in Hakkâri Province | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Hakkâri |
Seat | Çukurca |
Government | |
• Kaymakam | Hasan Kurt |
Area | 725 km2 (280 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | 17,734 |
• Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Website | www |
Çukurca District is a district in the Hakkâri Province of Turkey.[2] The district had a population of 17,734 in 2023 with the town of Çukurca as its seat.[1][2] Its area is 725 km2.[3] The current district governor (kaymakam) is Hasan Kurt.[4]
The district has more unpopulated settlements than populated ones.[5]
The district was established in 1953.[6]
Settlements
[edit]There is one municipality in Çukurca District:[2]
- Çukurca (Çel)
The district has sixteen villages of which eight are unpopulated:[2][5]
There are moreover thirty-four hamlets in the district.[2]
Population
[edit]Population history from 2007 to 2023:[1]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2007 | 12,352 | — |
2012 | 15,294 | +23.8% |
2017 | 16,661 | +8.9% |
2022 | 14,333 | −14.0% |
2023 | 17,734 | +23.7% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Kaymakam". Çukurca District Governorate. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Çukurca köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve eski isimleri" (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 38. Retrieved 27 December 2022.