Çukurca District Explained

Type:	district
Çukurca District
Province:	Hakkâri
Seat:	Çukurca
Population Total:	17734
Population As Of:	2023
Leader Name:	Hasan Kurt
Area Total Km2:	725

Çukurca District is a district in the Hakkâri Province of Turkey.^[1] The district had a population of 17,734 in 2023 with the town of Çukurca as its seat. Its area is 725 km².^[2] The current district governor (kaymakam) is Hasan Kurt.^[3]

The district has more unpopulated settlements than populated ones.^[4]

The district was established in 1953.^[5]

Settlements

There is one municipality in Çukurca District:

• Çukurca

The district has sixteen villages of which eight are unpopulated:

1. Akkaya
2. Cevizli
3. Çağlayan
4. Çayırlı
5. Çığlı
6. Çınarlı
7. Dede
8. Gündeş
9. Işıklı
10. Kavaklı
11. Kavuşak
12. Kayalık
13. Kazan
14. Kurudere
15. Narlı
16. Üzümlü

There are moreover thirty-four hamlets in the district.

Population

Population history from 2007 to 2023:^[6]

References

37.3°N 76°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri . 19 December 2022 . T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı . tr.
2. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 1 March 2023.
3. Web site: Kaymakam . 30 March 2023 . Çukurca District Governorate.
4. Web site: Çukurca köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve eski isimleri . 17 December 2022 . tr.
5. Web site: İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri . 27 December 2022 . 38 . tr.
6. Web site: Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts. . 10 May 2024.