Besni District is a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Besni.[1] Its area is 1,235 km2,[2] and its population is 77,207 (2021).[3]
Besni District | |
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 Map showing Besni District in Adıyaman Province | |
  Besni District Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°42′N 37°52′E / 37.700°N 37.867°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Adıyaman |
| Seat | Besni |
| Government | |
| • Kaymakam | Aytaç Akgül |
| Area | 1,235 km2 (477 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 77,207 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Composition edit
There are 6 municipalities in Besni District:[1][4]
There are 67 villages in Besni District:[5]
- Akdurak
- Akkuyu
- Akpınar
- Aktepe
- Akyazı
- Alıçlı
- Alişar
- Aşağıçöplü
- Atmalı
- Bahri
- Başlı
- Bereketli
- Berete
- Beşkoz
- Beşyol
- Boncuk
- Burunçayır
- Çamlıca
- Çamuşçu
- Çaykaya
- Çilboğaz
- Çomak
- Çorak
- Dikilitaş
- Doğankaya
- Dörtyol
- Eğerli
- Geçitli
- Gümüşlü
- Güneykaş
- Hacıhalil
- Harmanardı
- Hasanlı
- İzollu
- Karagüveç
- Karalar
- Kargalı
- Kesecik
- Kızılhisar
- Kızılin
- Kızılkaya
- Kızılpınar
- Konuklu
- Kurugöl
- Kutluca
- Kuzevleri
- Ören
- Oyratlı
- Pınarbaşı
- Sarıkaya
- Sarıyaprak
- Sayören
- Sugözü
- Taşlıyazı
- Tekağaç
- Tokar
- Toklu
- Topkapı
- Üçgöz
- Uzunkuyu
- Yayıklı
- Yazıbeydili
- Yazıkarakuyu
- Yelbastı
- Yeniköy
- Yoldüzü
- Yukarısöğütlü
References edit
- ^ a b İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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