Eyyübiye Explained

Type:metro district
Eyyübiye
Coordinates:37.1328°N 38.7986°W
Province:Şanlıurfa
Leader Party:AKP
Leader Name:Mehmet Kuş
Area Total Km2:1626
Population Total:391795
Population As Of:2022
Area Code:0414

Eyyübiye is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 1,626 km2,[2] and its population is 391,795 (2022). The district Eyyübiye was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Şanlıurfa Province, along with the new districts Haliliye and Karaköprü.[3] [4] It covers the central and southern part of the agglomeration of Şanlıurfa and the adjacent countryside. In the local elections of 31 March 2019, Mehmet Kuş (AKP) was elected mayor.[5] Mustafa Hamit Kıyıcı is the appointed district governor.[6]

Demography

A 2018 survey on first language conducted by the municipality showed that 56.8% of the district spoke Kurdish as their first language, followed by Arabic at 38.9% and Turkish at 4.3%.[7]

Composition

There are 163 neighbourhoods in Eyyübiye District:[8]

References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
  2. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Law No. 6360. 6 December 2012 . Official Gazette. tr.
  4. Web site: İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri . 10 October 2023. 76 . tr.
  5. Web site: Şanlıurfa Eyyübiye Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri. www.sabah.com.tr. 2020-03-29.
  6. Web site: Özgeçmiş. Eyyübiye Kaymakamlığı. 10 October 2023.
  7. News: 26 December 2018 . Eyyübiye’de Ne Kadar Kürt, Arap Vatandaş Yaşıyor? . tr . 19 October 2022.
  8. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle