Hazro, Diyarbakır Explained

Type:metro district
Hazro
Coordinates:38.2561°N 40.7831°W
Province:Diyarbakır
Area Total Km2:426
Population Total:16093
Population As Of:2022
Postal Code:21560
Area Code:0412

Hazro (Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: ترجيل|translit=Tercil,[1] Kurdish: Hezro[2]) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 426 km2,[4] and its population is 16,093 (2022).[5]

It is populated by Kurds.

In the local elections in March 2019 Ahmet Çevik from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected Mayor.[6] He was dismissed in November 2019 and the District Governor Ali Öner was appointed as trustee.[7]

Composition

There are 31 neighbourhoods in Hazro District:[8]

Notes and References

  1. Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 487.
  2. Web site: Nameyê mehla, dew û mezrayanê Hezroyî . 28 September 2023 . ku.
  3. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
  4. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 12 July 2023.
  5. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 12 July 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  6. Web site: Diyarbakır Hazro Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri. www.sabah.com.tr. 2019-11-10.
  7. Web site: Four HDP Mayors Replaced with Trustees. Bianet. 13 November 2019.
  8. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle