Yazıhan () 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
Malatya Province
Malatya Province (; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 12,259 km2, and its population is 812,580 (2022). It is part of a larger mountainous area. Th ...
,
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 653 km
2, and its population is 11,984 (2022).
The mayor is Abdulvahap Göçer (
CHP).
Main economical activities are agriculture and trade.
Composition
There are 33
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 Yazıhan District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
* Akyazı
* Alican
* Ambarcık
* Bahçelievler
* Balaban
* Bereketli
* Böğürtlen
* Boyaca
* Boztepe
* Buzluk
* Çavuş
* Çivril
* Dedekargın
* Doğuş
* Durucasu
* Eğribük
* Epreme
* Erecek
* Fethiye
* Gayret
* Gövük
* Hamidiye
* İriağaç
* Karaca
* Kömüşhan
* Koşar
* Mısırdere
* Sadıklı
* Sinanlı
* Sürür
* Tahtalı
* Tecirli
* Yeni
Notable people
* Sebahat Tuncel
Sebahat Tuncel (born 5 July 1975) is a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin, women's rights advocate, former nurse and member of the Parliament in Turkey. She was elected a member of parliament while being in prison.
Early life and education
...
, Kurdish politician in Turkey
References
Populated places in Malatya Province
Districts of Malatya Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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