| Type: | metro district |
| Kayapınar | |
| Coordinates: | 37.95°N 50°W |
| Province: | Diyarbakır |
| Area Total Km2: | 480 |
| Population Total: | 419513 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Postal Code: | 21070 |
| Area Code: | 0412 |
Kayapınar is municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 480 km2,[2] and its population is 419,513 (2022).[3] It covers the northwestern part of the city of Diyarbakır and the adjacent countryside.[4] [5] The district Kayapınar was created in 2008 from part of the central district (Merkez) of Diyarbakır.[6] [7]
In the local elections of 31 March 2019, Keziban Yılmaz was elected Mayor with 66,35% of the votes.[8] On the 21 October 2019, he was detained due to an investigation concerning propaganda for a terror organization and being a member of a terror organization.[9]
During the Mayorship of Zülküf Karatekin, there was an unnamed park in the town.[10] The Kayapinar Park was named Rosna by the Municipality in 2008, but this name was rejected by the Governorship of Kayapinar. An other park was the Medya Park in which a pool allegedly in the shape of a Kurdistan was located. Karatekin was investigated for being involved in the construction of the pool in 2007.[11] The Ceylan Önkol park was inaugurated in 2010 to which inauguration Karatekin sent a letter from prison.
There are 34 neighbourhoods in Kayapınar District:[12]