Yazıhan
District and municipality in Malatya, Turkey
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Yazıhan (Kurdish: Patrîkxan[2]) is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 653 km2,[4] and its population is 11,984 (2022).[1] The mayor is Abdulvahap Göçer (CHP).
Yazıhan | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Yazıhan District in Malatya Province | |
| Coordinates: 38°35′49″N 38°11′16″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Malatya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nevzat Öztürk (AKP) |
Area | 653 km2 (252 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 11,984 |
| • Density | 18.4/km2 (47.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 44350 |
| Area code | 0422 |
| Website | www |
Main economical activities are agriculture and trade.
Composition
There are 33 neighbourhoods in Yazıhan District:[5]
- Akyazı
- Alican
- Ambarcık
- Bahçelievler
- Balaban
- Bereketli
- Böğürtlen
- Boyaca
- Boztepe
- Buzluk
- Çavuş
- Çivril
- Dedekargın
- Doğuş
- Durucasu
- Eğribük
- Epreme
- Erecek
- Fethiye
- Gayret
- Gövük
- Hamidiye
- İriağaç
- Karaca
- Kömüşhan
- Koşar
- Mısırdere
- Sadıklı
- Sinanlı
- Sürür
- Tahtalı
- Tecirli
- Yeni
Notable people
- Sebahat Tuncel, Kurdish politician in Turkey