Çayırlı District Explained

Type:district
Çayırlı District
Province:Erzincan
Seat:Çayırlı
Population Total:8383
Population As Of:2021
Area Total Km2:1062
Coordinates:39.8°N 42°W

Çayırlı District is a district of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The municipality of Çayırlı is the seat and the district had a population of 8,383 in 2021.[1] [2] Its area is 1,062 km2.[3]

The district was established in 1954.[4]

Composition

The district encompasses one municipality (Çayırlı), forty-eight villages and thirty-one hamlets.

The villages are:

Religion

In 1989, anthropologist Andrews counted 64 villages in the district of which Alevis were present in 54 villages and Sunni Muslims in 13 villages.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri . 19 December 2022 . T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı . tr.
  2. Web site: 31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI . 16 December 2022 . TÜİK . tr . XLS.
  3. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 1 March 2023.
  4. Web site: İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri . 27 December 2022 . 32 . tr.
  5. Book: Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey . 1989 . Andrews . Peter Alfred. 185 . Benninghaus . Rüdiger.