Bağlar is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 429 km2,[3] and its population is 406,471 (2022).[1] It covers the southwestern part of the city of Diyarbakır and the adjacent countryside.[4][5] The district Bağlar was created in 2008 from part of the central district (Merkez) of Diyarbakır.[6][7]
Bağlar | |
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District and municipality | |
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 Map showing Bağlar District in Diyarbakır Province | |
  Bağlar Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′N 40°11′E / 37.917°N 40.183°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Diyarbakır |
| Area | 429 km2 (166 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 406,471 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 21020 |
| Area code | 0412 |
| Website | www |
In the local elections of March 2019, Zeyyat Ceylan was elected as a Mayor with 70,34% of the votes.[8] But on 11 April the Supreme Election Board decided not to deliver him the right to serve as Mayor due to having been dismissed from public office before.[9] The Mayorship was instead delivered to Hüseyin Beyoğlu from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who polled second with 25,46%.[10][8]
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 334,954 | — |
| 2012 | 356,243 | +1.55% |
| 2017 | 386,578 | +1.65% |
| 2022 | 406,471 | +1.01% |
| Source: TÜIK (2008-2022)[1] | ||
Composition edit
There are 49 neighbourhoods in Bağlar District:[11]
- 5 Nisan
- Ağaçgeçit
- Alankoz
- Alipınar
- Bağcılar
- Batıçanakçı
- Batıkarakoç
- Buçuktepe
- Buyuransu
- Çiçekliyurt
- Çiftlik
- Develi
- Ekince
- Fatih
- Gömmetaş
- Kabahıdır
- Kamışpınar
- Karacadağ
- Karahanköy
- Karamus
- Kaynartepe
- Kırkıncık
- Kırkkoyun
- Kolludere
- Körhat
- Körtepe
- Mevlana Halit
- Muradiye
- Oğlaklı
- Ortaören
- Övündüler
- Özdemir
- Pınaroğlu
- Sakallı
- Sarıdallı
- Selahattini Eyyubi
- Şeyh Şamil
- Tavşantepe
- Tellikaya
- Tokluca
- Topraktaş
- Topyolu
- Uzunbahçe
- Yeniköy
- Yeşildallı
- Yiğityolu
- Yukarıakdibek
- Yukarımollaali
- Yunus Emre
References edit
- ^ a b c "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜIK. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Tens of thousands marching to Sur amid police crackdown". ANF News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ Merkezi, Arkitera Mimarlık. "Diyarbakır'da Yaşam Alanlarını Yeniden Kurmak Üzerine". Arkitera.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
- ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 28. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Diyarbakır Bağlar Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "YSK bars dismissed public servants from serving as mayors - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Mortimer, Jasper (15 April 2019). "Turkish election board disqualifies pro-Kurdish mayors in southeast". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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