Kale, Malatya Explained
| Type: | metro district |
| Kale |
| Coordinates: | 38.4161°N 38.7667°W |
| Province: | Malatya |
| Leader Party: | AKP |
| Leader Name: | Murat Koca |
| Area Total Km2: | 237 |
| Population Total: | 5571 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Postal Code: | 44370 |
| Area Code: | 0422 |
Kale (Kurdish: Îzolî/Qela)[1] is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 237 km2,[3] and its population is 5,571 (2022).[4] The mayor is Murat Koca (AKP).
Composition
There are 28 neighbourhoods in Kale District:[5]
- Abuşoğlu
- Akça
- Akuşağı
- Bağlıca
- Bent
- Çanakçı
- Darıpınar
- Dedeköy
- Düztarla
- Erdemli
- Gülenköy
- Güneyce
- İkizpınar
- Kale
- Karaağaç
- Karahüseyin
- Kıyıcak
- Kozluk
- Kumluyazı
- Mahmutdursun
- Salkımlı
- Sarıot
- Soğukpınar
- Tepebaşı
- Üçdeğirmen
- Uyanık
- Uzunhüseyin
- Yenidamlar
Demographics
The district is fully Sunni Kurdish with the exception of one Kurdish Alevi village.[6]
Notes and References
- Book: Avcıkıran . Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî . 2009 . 55 . tr, ku.
- https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
- Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 September 2023.
- Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
- https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
- Ertürk . Kenan . 2000 . Malatya'nın etnik yapısının siyasi hayata etkileri . tr . . 138–139, 172.
