Kovancılar District is a

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, municipa ...

Elazığ Province Elazığ Province ( tr, ; Zazaki: Suke Xarpêt; ku, Parêzgeha Xarpêtê) is a province of Turkey with its seat in the city of Elazığ. The province had a population of 568,753 in 2014. The population of the province was 569,616 in 2000 and ...

of Turkey. Its seat is the town

Kovancılar Kovancılar ( ku, Qowançiyan) is a town in Elazığ Province of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian P ...

.İlçe Belediyesi
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 December 2022. Its area is 960 km², and its population is 39,464 (2021).

Geography

The climate of the district is fairly mild to warm. Especially after the construction of Keban and Karakaya dams on the Euphrates River, the climate has mellowed to a great extent. The winter season is quite mild in the villages located on the banks of Keban Dam in the plain next to the district center. Most of the precipitation, which usually falls as rain, falls in the spring season. The average rainfall is around 500 - 600 millimeters. The hottest month of the year is July. The highest temperature is 39-40 degrees. In February, the coldest period of the year, the lowest temperature is between 20 and 25 degrees.

Composition

There is 1

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in Kovancılar District: *

There are 76

villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in Kovancılar District: * Adalı * Akmezra * Aşağıdemirci * Aşağıkanatlı * Aşağıköse * Aşağımirahmet * Avlağı * Bağgülü * Bayramyazı * Beşpınar * Bilalköy * Çakırkaş * Çatakbaşı * Çaybağı *

Çelebi Çelebi is a town and district of Kırıkkale Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located m ...

* Çiftlik * Değirmentaşı *

Demirci Demirci is a town and district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 59,314, of which 21,230 live in the town of Demirci. The district covers an area of , and the town lies ...

* Durmuşlar * Ekinbağı * Ekinözü * Gedikyurt * Göçmezler * Gökçedal * Gözecik * Gülçatı * Hacımekke * Hacısam * İğdeli * İsaağamezrası * Kacar * Karabörk *

Karaman Karaman, historically known as Laranda (Greek: Λάρανδα), is a city in south central Turkey, located in Central Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the capital district of the Karaman Province. According t ...

* Karasungur * Karıncaköy *

Kavakköy Kavakköy ( el, Λευκή ''Lefkī́'') is a village in Gelibolu district of Çanakkale Province. (European side of the province.) It is situated in the East Thracian plains at about . It is close to both the Aegean Sea at the west and the Ma ...

* Kayalık * Kolluca * Köprüdere * Kuşağacı * Kuşçu * Muratbağı * Mustafaköy * Nişankaya * Okçular * Osmanağa * Payamlı * Salkımlı * Saraybahçe * Sarıbuğday * Soğanlı * Soğukpınar * Sürekli * Şekerci * Şenova * Tabanözü * Taşçanak * Taşören *

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

Tepebağ Tepebağ ( en, Orchard Hill) is a historical neighborhood in the old town of Adana. It is situated on a hill overlooking the Seyhan River on the west, steps away from the Taşköprü, and reflects the traditional housing architecture of the city ...

* Topağaç * Uyandık * Uzunova * Vali Fahribey * Yarımca * Yazıbaşı * Yenidam * Yeniköy * Yeşildere *

Yeşilköy (; meaning "Green Village"; prior to 1926, San Stefano or Santo Stefano el, Άγιος Στέφανος, Ágios Stéfanos, tr, Ayastefanos) is an affluent neighbourhood ( tr, mahalle) in the district of Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey, on the M ...

* Yılbaşı * Yoncalıbayır * Yukarıdemirli * Yukarıkanatlı * Yukarıkazanlar * Yukarımirahmet

Economic structure

85% of the district population is engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. In 35% of the territory of the district, family agriculture is carried out in various forms of small enterprises. In addition, especially industrial crops (sugar beet, sunflower, cotton, etc.) are gaining importance. Especially tomatoes, peppers, onions and garlic are grown for commercial purposes. Mor Karaman breed sheep are dominant in the region and a small amount of Ivesi Ak Karaman sheep are also raised.https://www.gunisigigazetesi.net/elazig-guncel/2034-icin-kovancilar-h93171.html

References

Districts of Elazığ Province * {{Elazığ-geo-stub