Kangal

Kangal is a town and a district of Sivas Province in Turkey. The current mayor is Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın from the Great Unity Party (BBP).[3] As Kaymakam was appointed Erinç Demir.[4]

For other uses, see Kangal (disambiguation).
Kangal
Kangal city center
Kangal
Coordinates: 39°14′12″N 37°23′19″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceSivas
Government
 • MayorAhmet Kürşad Apaydın (BBP)
 • KaymakamErinç Demir
Area
[1]
 • District3,690.98 km2 (1,425.10 sq mi)
Elevation
1,540 m (5,050 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
10,379
 • District
23,911
 • District density6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
Post code
589xx

Kangal district is a majority Turkish district with a significant Kurdish population. Moreover, the district is majority Sunni Islam with a large Alevi minority.[5]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12). "Sivas Kangal Seçim Sonuçları – Kangal Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  4. "Kaymakam Erinç DEMİR". www.kangal.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  5. Coşkun, Hasan (2014). Geleneksel Alevi sosyal örgütlenmesi Sivas Kangal Türkmen Alevileri örneği (PDF) (Thesis) (in Turkish). Necmettin Erbakan University. p. 57.
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