Ağın District

Ağın District is a district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Ağın.[1] Its area is 242 km2,[2] and its population is 2,746 (2021).[3] The district was established in 1954.[4]

Ağın District
District
Map showing Ağın District in Elazığ Province
Map showing Ağın District in Elazığ Province
Ağın District is located in Turkey
Ağın District
Ağın District
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°57′N 38°43′E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceElazığ
SeatAğın
Government
 • KaymakamLevent Yetgin
Area
242 km2 (93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
2,746
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Composition

There is 1 municipality in Ağın District:[1]

There are 16 villages in Ağın District:[5]

Demographics

The district with the exception of Saraycık village is populated by Turks. Saraycık is populated by Kurds. There are moreover a couple of Alevi villages in the district.[6]

References
  1. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 31. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. Mustafa Aksoy (1995). Kültür Sosyolojisi Açısından Elazığ ve Ağrı Köylerinde Aileye, Evliliğe ve Sosyal Hayata İlişkin Gelenekler (in Turkish).


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