Doğanyol Explained

Type:	metro district
Doğanyol
Coordinates:	38.3106°N 39.0394°W
Province:	Malatya
Leader Party:	AKP
Leader Name:	Hakan Bay
Area Total Km2:	177
Elevation M:	950
Population Total:	3705
Population As Of:	2022
Postal Code:	44880
Area Code:	0422

Doğanyol (Kurdish: Keferdîz)^[1] is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 177 km²,^[3] and its population is 3,705 (2022).^[4] The mayor is Hakan Bay (AKP).

Demographics

The town is populated by Kurds.^[5]

History

Doğanyol has become district in 1990 during Turgut Özal presidency. Doğanyol is 90 km far away to Malatya city center.

On 24 January 2020 the town was impacted by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake.^{[6] [7]}

Composition

There are 16 neighbourhoods in Doğanyol District:^{[8] [9]}

• Akkent
• Behramlı
• Burçköy
• Çolak
• Damlı
• Gevheruşağı
• Gökçe
• Gümüşsu
• İshak
• Koldere
• Konurtay
• Mezraa
• Poyraz
• Ulutaş
• Yalınca
• Yeşilköy

Notes and References

1. Book: adem Avcıkıran . Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî . 2009 . 55 . 17 December 2019 . tr, ku.
2. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
3. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 September 2023.
4. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
5. Book: Andrews, Peter. Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey: Supplement and Index. Benninghaus. Rüdiger. 2002. 9783895002298. 122.
6. https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2020-01-24-17-55-14-utc-6-7-10 6.7 magnitude earthquake 5 km from Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey
7. https://earthquaketrack.com/tr-44-doganyol/recent Recent Earthquakes Near Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey
8. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
9. Web site: Doğanyol . Malatya Valiliği.