Keban District Explained

Type:	district
Coordinates:	38.8°N 83°W
Province:	Elazığ
Seat:	Keban
Leader Name:	Ersin Tepeli
Area Total Km2:	641
Population Total:	6210
Population As Of:	2021

Keban District is a district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Keban.^[1] Its area is 641 km²,^[2] and its population is 6,210 (2021).^[3]

Demographics

In 1927, of the population spoke Turkish as their first language, while the remaining spoke Kurdish.^[4] Only Muslims resided in the district that year. In 1968, Kurdish-speakers rose to 39%.^[5]

Composition

There is 1 municipality in Keban District:^[1]

• Keban

There are 30 villages in Keban District:^[6]

• Akçatepe
• Akgömlek
• Altınkürek
• Altıyaka
• Aşağıçakmak
• Aslankaşı
• Bademli
• Bahçeli
• Bayındır
• Beydeğirmeni
• Bölükçalı
• Büklümlü
• Çalık
• Çevrekaya
• Denizli
• Dürümlü
• Gökbelen
• Göldere
• Güneytepe
• Kopuzlu
• Koyunuşağı
• Kurşunkaya
• Kuşçu
• Nimri
• Örenyaka
• Sağdıçlar
• Taşkesen
• Topkıran
• Üçpınar
• Ulupınar

Notes and References

1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi
2. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 December 2022.
3. Web site: Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts. . 19 December 2022.
4. Web site: Sertel . Savaş . 2015 . 1927 nüfus sayımı sonuçlarına göre elazığ nüfusu . 11 March 2020 . . 308-309 . tr.
5. Book: Keban köylerinde, sosyo ekonomik yapı ve yeniden yerleşim sorunları . 1976 . Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi . Ankara . 174 . tr.
6. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy