district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of the
Sivas Province
Sivas Province () is a province of Turkey. It is located in the eastern part of the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Its area is 28,164 km2 (the second largest province after Konya), and its population is 634,924 (2022). Its adjacent prov ...
of Turkey. Its seat is the town of
İmranlı
İmranlı () is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of İmranlı District. Its population is 3,084 (2022). The mayor is Özkan Demir ( AKP). The town is located at 108 km to Sivas
Sivas is a city in central Turkey. It is ...
.İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023. Its area is 1,292 km2, and its population is 9,091 (2023). It became a district on 1 January 1948.
Demographics
İmranlı District is populated by
Kurds
Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...
and
Turks
Turk or Turks may refer to:
Communities and ethnic groups
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Turkey
* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic lang ...
with Kurds comprising a slim majority. Most villages are moreover populated by Alevi Kurds and a small amount of villages are
Alevi
Alevism (; ; ) is a syncretic heterodox Islamic tradition, whose adherents follow the mystical Islamic teachings of Haji Bektash Veli, who taught the teachings of the Twelve Imams, whilst incorporating some traditions from shamanism. Differing ...
and
Sunni
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Mu ...
Turkish.
İmranlı
İmranlı () is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of İmranlı District. Its population is 3,084 (2022). The mayor is Özkan Demir ( AKP). The town is located at 108 km to Sivas
Sivas is a city in central Turkey. It is ...
town has a Turkish majority with a significant Kurdish minority.
Composition
There is one
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in İmranlı District:
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İmranlı
İmranlı () is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of İmranlı District. Its population is 3,084 (2022). The mayor is Özkan Demir ( AKP). The town is located at 108 km to Sivas
Sivas is a city in central Turkey. It is ...
There are 100
villages
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...
in İmranlı District:Köy Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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Akçakale
Akçakale () is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,038 km2, and its population is 123,721 (2022).
Akçakale forms a divided city with Tell Abyad in Syria, maintaining a border crossing. The Mayor is ...
Aydın
Aydın ( ''EYE-din''; ; formerly named ''Güzelhisar; Greek: Τράλλεις)'' is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River (ancient ...
Karapınar
Karapınar, formerly known as Barta is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,623 km2, and its population is 50,323 (2022). Volcanic Karapınar Field is located nearby.
Composition
There are 42 neighbourhoods i ...
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Karataş
Karataş (Turkish language, Turkish for ''black stone'') is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 862 km2, and its population is 23,499 (2022). The town itself has 10,293 inhabitants. It is o ...
Kızıltepe
Kızıltepe (; ; ) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,236 km2, and its population is 267,151 (2022). It is mainly populated by Kurds of the Kîkan Kurdish tribe.
Government
In the local elections of M ...
Ortaköy
Ortaköy (, ''Middle Village)'' is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 9,121 (2024). It is on the European shore of the Bosphorus. it was originally a small fishing villag ...
Sandal
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Söğütlü
Söğütlü is a municipality and district of Sakarya Province, Turkey. Its area is 145 km2, and its population is 14,724 (2022). The mayor is Koray Oktay Özten ( AKP).
Composition
There are 23 neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Common ...