Ağın District Explained

Type:	district
Coordinates:	38.95°N 81°W
Province:	Elazığ
Seat:	Ağın
Leader Name:	Levent Yetgin
Area Total Km2:	242
Population Total:	2746
Population As Of:	2021

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]

Composition

There is 1 municipality in Ağın District:^[1]

• Ağın

There are 16 villages in Ağın District:^[5]

• Altınayva
• Aşağıyabanlı
• Bademli
• Bahadırlar
• Balkayası
• Beyelması
• Demirçarık
• Dibekli
• Kaşpınar
• Modanlı
• Öğrendik
• Pulköy
• Samançay
• Saraycık
• Yedibağ
• Yenipayam

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]

Notes and References

1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi
2. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 20 December 2022.
3. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021. 20 December 2022 . TÜİK. tr . XLS.
4. Web site: İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri . 27 December 2022 . 31 . tr.
5. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy
6. Book: Kültür Sosyolojisi Açısından Elazığ ve Ağrı Köylerinde Aileye, Evliliğe ve Sosyal Hayata İlişkin Gelenekler. Mustafa Aksoy. 1995. tr.