Keban_(District),_Elazığ

Keban District

Keban District

District in Elazığ, Turkey

Keban District is a district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Keban.[1] Its area is 641 km2,[2] and its population is 6,210 (2021).[3]

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Demographics

In 1927, 79.6% of the population spoke Turkish as their first language, while the remaining 20.4% spoke Kurdish.[4] Only Muslims resided in the district that year.[4] In 1968, Kurdish-speakers rose to 39%.[5]

Composition

There is 1 municipality in Keban District:[1]

There are 30 villages in Keban District:[6]

References

  1. [1]
    İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. [2]
    "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜİK. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. [4]
    Sertel, Savaş (2015). "1927 nüfus sayımı sonuçlarına göre elazığ nüfusu" (in Turkish). Firat University. p. 308-309. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. [5]
    Keban köylerinde, sosyo ekonomik yapı ve yeniden yerleşim sorunları (in Turkish). Ankara: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi. 1976. p. 174.
  6. [6]
    Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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