Evren, formerly Çıkınağıl, is a municipality and
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
Ankara Province
Ankara Province (, ) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey with the capital city Ankara. Its area is 25,632 km2, and its population is 5,782,285 (2022).
History
The site of the modern city has been home to settlements ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its area is 369 km
2, and its population is 40,625 (2022).
It is 178 km from the city of
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
. Its elevation is 887 m.
Name
This small remote town on the banks of
Hirfanlı reservoir, was formerly known as ''Çıkınağıl'', and was renamed after
Kenan Evren
Ahmet Kenan Evren (17 July 1917 – 9 May 2015) was a Turkish military officer and dictator who served as the seventh president of Turkey from 1980 to 1989. He assumed the post by leading the 1980 military coup.
On 18 June 2014, a Turkish cou ...
, former president of Turkey. In November 2019, Ak Party proposed renaming the city back to Çıkınağıl.
Composition
There are 13
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Evren District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
* Altınbaşak
* Çatalpınar
Çatalpınar is a municipality and district of Ordu Province, Turkey. Its area is 101 km2, and its population is 13,025 (2022). The town lies at an elevation of .
The local economy depends on agriculture, particularly growing hazelnuts and gr ...
* Cebirli
* Demirayak
* Esentepe
* Eskitorunobası
* Ä°brahimbeyli
* Ä°nebeyli
* Modern
* Şerafettin Yılmaz
* Solakuşağı
* Yeni
* Yusufuşağı
References
External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
*
Populated places in Ankara Province
Districts of Ankara Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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