Kargın, Tercan

Kargın
Municipality
Kargın is located in Turkey
Kargın
Kargın
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°39′58″N 40°11′46″E / 39.666°N 40.196°E / 39.666; 40.196
CountryTurkey
ProvinceErzincan
DistrictTercan
Population
 (2021)
2,083
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Kargın (formerly Altunkent) is a municipality (belde) in the Tercan District, Erzincan Province, Turkey.[1] The municipality is mostly populated by Turkmens and had a population of 2,083 in 2021.[2][3]

It is divided into the neighborhoods of Camii Şerif, İstasyon, Sucuali, Şehit Ahmet Aytekin and Yollarüstu (Vîcan).[1] The settlement of Yollarüstu is populated by both Kurds and Turkmens.[3] Sucuali is populated by Kurds of the Balaban tribe.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021 (XLS) (Thesis) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b Karahan, Kasım (2019). "Kargın beldesi monografisi (Erzincan-Tercan)". Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University: 18. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 108.


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