Hazro,_Diyarbakır

Hazro, Diyarbakır

Hazro, Diyarbakır

District and municipality in Diyarbakır, Turkey

Hazro (Ottoman Turkish: ترجيل, romanized: Tercil,[2] Kurdish: Hezro[3]) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.[4] Its area is 426 km2,[5] and its population is 16,093 (2022).[1]

Quick Facts Country, Province ...

It is populated by Kurds.[3]

In the local elections in March 2019 Ahmet Çevik from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected Mayor.[6] He was dismissed in November 2019 and the District Governor Ali Öner was appointed as trustee.[7]

Composition

There are 31 neighbourhoods in Hazro District:[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. [2]
    Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 487.
  3. [3]
    "Nameyê mehla, dew û mezrayanê Hezroyî" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. [4]
    Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. [5]
    "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Diyarbakır Hazro Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  7. [7]
    "Four HDP Mayors Replaced with Trustees". Bianet. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. [8]
    Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.


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