Çetinkaya, Kangal

Çetinkaya is a village in the Kangal District of the Sivas Province in Turkey.[1] Its population is 908 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] It is located along the Ankara-Kars railway and is near the Çetinkaya junction, where the Çetinkaya-Malatya railway diverges south. Between 1960 and 2011, the population was in a constant drop from about 4,000 inhabitants in 1960 to 1,477 inhabitants in 2011, a 63% decrease.

Çetinkaya
Village
A view from the village
A view from the village
Çetinkaya is located in Turkey
Çetinkaya
Çetinkaya
Location in Turkey
Çetinkaya is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Çetinkaya
Çetinkaya
Çetinkaya (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 39.2504°N 37.6070°E / 39.2504; 37.6070
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSivas
DistrictKangal
Elevation
1,432 m (4,698 ft)
Population
 (2022)
908
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

The village is located just north of the D.260 state highway and Çetinkaya station is serviced by intercity trains from Ankara[4][5][6] (temporarily Irmak) to Kars,[4] Kurtalan,[5] and Tatvan,[6] as well as regional trains from Sivas[7] to Divriği.[7]

References
  1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
  4. "Doğu Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. "Güney Kurtalan Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. "Van Gölü Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. "Sivas Divriği Treni". seyhat.railturkey.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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