Bağlar, Diyarbakır
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Bağlar | |
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District and municipality | |
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 Map showing Bağlar District in Diyarbakır Province | |
  Bağlar Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′N 40°11′E / 37.917°N 40.183°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Diyarbakır |
Area | 429 km2 (166 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 406,471 |
| • Density | 947/km2 (2,450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 21020 |
| Area code | 0412 |
| Website | www |
Bağlar is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 429 km2,[3] and its population is 406,471 (2022).[1] It covers the southwestern part of the city of Diyarbakır and the adjacent countryside.[4][5] The district Bağlar was created in 2008 from part of the central district (Merkez) of Diyarbakır.[6][7]
In the local elections of March 2019, Zeyyat Ceylan was elected as a Mayor with 70,34% of the votes.[8] But on 11 April the Supreme Election Board decided not to deliver him the right to serve as Mayor due to having been dismissed from public office before.[9] The Mayorship was instead delivered to Hüseyin Beyoğlu from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who polled second with 25,46%.[10][8]
