Divriği District

Divriği District
District
Map showing Divriği District in Sivas Province
Divriği District
Location in Turkey
Divriği District
Divriği District (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 39°22′N 38°07′E / 39.367°N 38.117°E / 39.367; 38.117
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSivas
SeatDivriği
Government
 • KaymakamYakup Papaker
Area
2,632 km2 (1,016 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
16,893
 • Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.divrigi.gov.tr

Divriği District is a district of the Sivas Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Divriği.[1] Its area is 2,632 km2,[2] and its population is 16,893 (2023).[3]

Demographics

Divriği District has an Alevi majority and most villages are inhabited by Alevis. The main town of Divriği is evenly divided between Alevis and Sunnis.[4]

Composition

There is one municipality in Divriği District:[5]

There are 105 villages in Divriği District:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. ^ Gökbel (2004). İnanç Tarihi Açısından Sivas (in Turkish). p. 224.
  5. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  6. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.


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