Kale, Malatya

Kale
Map showing Kale District in Malatya Province
Map showing Kale District in Malatya Province
Kale is located in Turkey
Kale
Kale
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°24′58″N 38°46′00″E / 38.41611°N 38.76667°E / 38.41611; 38.76667
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMalatya
Government
 • MayorMurat Koca (AKP)
Area
237 km2 (92 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
5,571
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
44370
Area code0422
Websitemalatyakale.bel.tr

Kale (Kurdish: Îzolî/Qela)[2] is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 237 km2,[4] and its population is 5,571 (2022).[1] The mayor is Murat Koca (AKP).

History

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The town of Gubbōs (also Gūbōs), which flourished in the Middle Ages and was also the seat of a Syriac Orthodox diocese, is likely to have been located in the municipality.[5]

Composition

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There are 28 neighbourhoods in Kale District:[6]

  • Abuşoğlu
  • Akça
  • Akuşağı
  • Bağlıca
  • Bent
  • Çanakçı
  • Darıpınar
  • Dedeköy
  • Düztarla
  • Erdemli
  • Gülenköy
  • Güneyce
  • İkizpınar
  • Kale
  • Karaağaç
  • Karahüseyin
  • Kıyıcak
  • Kozluk
  • Kumluyazı
  • Mahmutdursun
  • Salkımlı
  • Sarıot
  • Soğukpınar
  • Tepebaşı
  • Üçdeğirmen
  • Uyanık
  • Uzunhüseyin
  • Yenidamlar

Demographics

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The district is fully Sunni Kurdish with the exception of one Kurdish Alevi village.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55.
  3. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ Vest, Bernd Andreas (2007). Geschichte der Stadt Melitene und der umliegenden Gebiete: vom Vorabend der arabischen bis zum Abschluss der türkischen Eroberung (um 600-1124). Dr. Kovač. pp. 1029–1030. ISBN 978-3-8300-2575-7.
  6. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. ^ Ertürk, Kenan (2000). "Malatya'nın etnik yapısının siyasi hayata etkileri" (in Turkish). Istanbul: 138–139, 172. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)