Hazro, Diyarbakır

Hazro
District and municipality
Map showing Hazro District in Diyarbakır Province
Map showing Hazro District in Diyarbakır Province
Hazro is located in Turkey
Hazro
Hazro
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°15′22″N 40°46′59″E / 38.25611°N 40.78306°E / 38.25611; 40.78306
CountryTurkey
ProvinceDiyarbakır
Area
426 km2 (164 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
16,093
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
21560
Area code0412
Websitewww.hazro.bel.tr

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]

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


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