Divriği District

Divriği District
District
Map showing Divriği District in Sivas Province
Map showing Divriği District in Sivas Province
Divriği District is located in Turkey
Divriği District
Divriği District
Location in Turkey
Divriği District is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Divriği District
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

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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

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There is one municipality in Divriği District:[5]

There are 105 villages in Divriği District:[6]

References

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  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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