Olur District
District and municipality in Erzurum, Turkey
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Olur, formerly Tayotskar, Tavusker and Taoskari (Armenian: Տայոց քար, meaning "Rock of Tayk"; Georgian: ტაოსკარი, meaning "Gates of Tao"), is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 893 km.2,[3] The centre of Olur district is Olur town and its population is 6,262 (2022).[1] The mayor is Vedat Ergün (Nationalist Movement Party).
Olur | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Olur District in Erzurum Province | |
| Coordinates: 40°49′47″N 42°07′43″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Erzurum |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vedat Ergün (MHP) |
Area | 893 km2 (345 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 6,262 |
| • Density | 7.01/km2 (18.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 25650 |
| Area code | 0442 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Composition
There are 42 neighbourhoods in Olur District:[4]
- Akbayır
- Aktepe
- Altunkaya
- Aşağıçayırlı
- Aşağıkaracasu
- Atlı
- Begendik
- Beşkaya
- Boğazgören
- Bozdoğan
- Çataksu
- Coşkunlar
- Eğlek
- Ekinlik
- Filizli
- Güngöründü
- Hükkam
- Ilıkaynak
- Kaban
- Kaledibi
- Karakoçlar
- Keçili
- Kekikli
- Köprübaşı
- Merkez
- Oğuzkent
- Olgun
- Olurdere
- Ormanağzı
- Şalpazarı
- Sarıbaşak
- Soğukgöze
- Süngübayır
- Taşgeçit
- Ürünlü
- Uzunharman
- Yaylabaşı
- Yeşilbağlar
- Yıldızkaya
- Yolgözler
- Yukarıçayırlı
- Yukarıkaracasu