Varto District Explained

Type:district
Coordinates:39.1667°N 68°W
Province:Muş
Seat:Varto
Leader Name:Musa AYYILDIZ
Area Total Km2:1318
Population Total:30267
Population As Of:2022

Varto District (Armenian: Վարդոյի գաւառակ) is a district of the Muş Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Varto.[1] Its area is 1,318 km2,[2] and its population is 30,267 (2022).[3]

Geology and geomorphology

Varto District is surrounded by Bingöl Mountains from the north and Şerafettin Mountains from the south.[4] Akdoğan Lakes are located in the east of the district center.[5] The altitude exceeds 3000 meters in the Bingöl mountains in the north of the district center and 2300 meters in the Akdoğan and Şerafettin Mountains.[6]

Education

Hamurpet Secondary School is one of the schools in the district.[7]

Composition

There is one municipality in Varto District:[1]

There are 93 villages in Varto District:[8]

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. 22 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 22 May 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  4. Web site: Determination Of Tectonic Activity In The Varto Basin (Muş) With Geomorphic Indices. March 2019. Bingöl University. Turkish . 1.
  5. Web site: Göller. mus.ktb.gov.tr. Muş İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü. 1.
  6. Web site: Muş Varto ilçesinin jeotermal potansiyelinin tespiti, termal otel ve sağlık merkezi fizibilite raporu . 2020. Doğu Anadolu kalınma ajansı. Turkish . 28.
  7. Web site: Hamurpet İmam Hatip Ortaokulu. hamurpetimamhatiportaokulu.meb.k12.tr. tr. 2020-06-10.
  8. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy