Genç, Bingöl

Genç
Municipality
Genç is located in Turkey
Genç
Genç
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°45′00″N 40°33′22″E / 38.750°N 40.556°E / 38.750; 40.556
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBingöl
DistrictGenç
Government
 • MayorKemal Tartar (YRP)
Elevation
1,087 m (3,566 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
20,763
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
12500
Area code0426
Websitewww.genc.bel.tr

Genç (Kurdish: Darahênê, Zazaki: Dara Hênî,[2][3] Armenian: Արդուշեն, romanized: Ardushen)[4] is a town in Bingöl Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Genç District.[5] Its population is 20,763 (2021).[1] The mayor is Mehmet Zeki Dirik (AKP).[6]

The town is populated by Zaza Kurds.[7]

Neighborhoods

The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Cumhuriyet, Kültür, Yenişehir, Yeşildere and Yoldaşan.[5]

Demographics

On the eve of World War I, there were 4,344 Armenians in the sanjak of Genç. There was a small community of 240 Armenians in the city proper, with one church, St. Paul, and a school.[4]

Mother tongue, Genç District, 1927 Turkish census[8]
Turkish Arabic Kurdish Circassian Armenian Unknown or other languages
558 1 3,100 – – –
Religion, Genç District, 1927 Turkish census[8]
Muslim Armenian Orthodox Other Christian
3,659 – – –

In 2011, the population of Genç district was 35,208, of which 19,123 live in the city itself.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ Adem, Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55.
  3. ^ Ferhengê Kirmanckî (Zazakî)-Tirkî: Kırmancca (Zazaca)-Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish and Zazaki). Weşanxaneyê Vateyî. 2009. p. 121. ISBN 978-975-6278-40-6.
  4. ^ a b "Kaza Genç / Արդուշեն – Ardushen". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  5. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-11). "Bingöl Genç Seçim Sonuçları – Genç Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  7. ^ Malmîsanij, Mehemed (1989). Pîro; Baran; Şêxbizinî (eds.). "Bazı yörelerde Dımıli ve Kurmanci lehçelerinin köylere göre dağılımı III". Berhem (in Turkish). 4: 53. ISSN 1100-0910.
  8. ^ a b Sertel, Savaş (2014-01-01). "ERKEN CUMHURİYET DÖNEMİNDE BİNGÖL NÜFUSU". XVII. TTK Bildiri Kitabi.
  9. ^ 2011 genel nüfus sayımı verileri. Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2014.


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