Altınsu (Kurdish: Şapatan)[2] is a village in the Şemdinli District in Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Zerzan tribe and had a population of 4,931 in 2023.[1][4]

Altınsu
Altınsu is located in Turkey
Altınsu
Altınsu
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°19′19″N 44°33′07″E / 37.322°N 44.552°E / 37.322; 44.552
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictŞemdinli
Population
 (2023)[1]
4,931
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

The hamlet of İncesu (Seraro) is attached to the village.[2][3]

The village is mainly engaged in agriculture.[5]

Population

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Population history from 1997 to 2023:[6][1]

Population
YearPop.±%
19972,285—    
20073,681+61.1%
20104,036+9.6%
20154,490+11.2%
20204,828+7.5%
20234,931+2.1%

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Şemdinli köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve Eski isimleri". Yüksekova Haber (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Erdost, Muzaffer İlhan (1993). Şemdinli röportajı (in Turkish). Onur Yayınları. p. 292.
  5. ^ "Şemdi̇nli̇'de çi̇ftçi̇leri̇n gece tırpanla ot bi̇çme mesai̇si̇" (in Turkish). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  6. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.