Çukurca District

Çukurca District is a district in the Hakkâri Province of Turkey.[2] The district had a population of 14,333 in 2022 with the town of Çukurca as its seat.[1][2] Its area is 725 km2.[3] The current district governor (kaymakam) is Hasan Kurt.[4]

Çukurca District
District
Map showing Çukurca District in Hakkâri Province
Map showing Çukurca District in Hakkâri Province
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
SeatÇukurca
Government
 • KaymakamHasan Kurt
Area
725 km2 (280 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
14,333
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Websitewww.cukurca.gov.tr

The district has more unpopulated settlements than populated ones.[5]

The district was established in 1953.[6]

Settlements

There is one municipality in Çukurca District:[2]

The district has sixteen villages of which eight are unpopulated:[2][5]

  1. Akkaya (Serispî)
  2. Cevizli (Gûzereş)
  3. Çağlayan (Erbûş)
  4. Çayırlı (Erij)
  5. Çığlı (Aşut)
  6. Çınarlı (Şîwarezan)
  7. Dede (Bêtrut)
  8. Gündeş (Gêman)
  9. Işıklı (Ziyaniş)
  10. Kavaklı (Şivîşk)
  11. Kavuşak (Bilêcan)
  12. Kayalık (Zavitê)
  13. Kazan (Tîyar)
  14. Kurudere (Marufan)
  15. Narlı (Biyadir)
  16. Üzümlü (Destan)

There are moreover thirty-four hamlets in the district.[2]

Population

Population history from 2007 to 2022:[1]

Population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200712,352—    
201215,294+4.37%
201716,661+1.73%
202214,333−2.97%

References
  1. "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. "Kaymakam". Çukurca District Governorate. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. "Çukurca köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve eski isimleri" (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 38. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

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