Genç ( diq, Dara Hêni; ku, Darahênê) is a town and district of
Bingöl Province in the
Eastern Anatolia
The Eastern Anatolia Region ('' tr, Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi'') is a geographical region of Turkey. The most populous province in the region is Van Province. Other populous provinces are Malatya, Erzurum and Elazığ.
It is bordered by the Bl ...
region of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
. The mayor is Mehmet Zeki Dirik (
AKP).
Geography
The town is located close to the southern banks of the
Murat River
The Murat River, also called Eastern Euphrates ( tr, Murat Nehri, , hy, Արածանի, translit=Aratsani), is a major source of the Euphrates River. The Ancient Greeks and Romans used to call the river ''Arsanias'' ( gr, Ἀρσανίας). It ...
or Eastern Euphrates. The district has an area of 1,646 km², which is 20.26% of the area of its province. The central city is 20 km away from the nearest city. Its center is 1125 m above sea level.
Within the boundaries of the district, along with the central city, are two towns, 62 villages, and 243 hamlets.
Population
The population of Genç district was 35,208 in 2011, of which 19,123 live in the city itself.
2011 genel nüfus sayımı verileri
Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2014. The population density of the district in 2000 was 22 persons per square kilometer.
References
External links
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official website of Genç governorment
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official website of the municipality of Genç
Populated places in Bingöl Province
Districts of Bingöl Province
Kurdish settlements in Turkey
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