Taşburun, Karakoyunlu

Taşburun
Municipality
Taşburun
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°59′N 44°15′E / 39.983°N 44.250°E / 39.983; 44.250
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIğdır
DistrictKarakoyunlu
Elevation
840 m (2,760 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
2,098
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
76800
Area code0476

Taşburun is a village in Karakoyunlu District, Iğdır Province, Turkey.[2] Its population is 927 (2022).[1] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] The village is populated by Azerbaijanis.[4]

Geography

Taşburun is situated on Turkish state highway D.080 which connects Turkey to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Mount Ararat is to the south and Armenian border is to the east. The distance to Karakoyunlu is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) and to Iğdır is 22 kilometres (14 mi).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19902,572—    
19971,771−5.19%
20072,186+2.13%
20122,076−1.03%
20171,434−7.13%
2022927−8.36%
Source: Population censuses (1990-1997)[5][6] and TÜIK (2007-2022)[1]

Economy

Main economic sectors are agriculture and animal breeding. There is also a small flour factory.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
  4. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 296.
  5. ^ "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
  7. ^ Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
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