Kangal | |
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Coordinates: 39°14′12″N 37°23′19″E / 39.23667°N 37.38861°ECoordinates: 39°14′12″N 37°23′19″E / 39.23667°N 37.38861°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Sivas |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın (BBP) |
• Kaymakam | Erinç Demir |
Area | |
• District | 3,690.98 km2 (1,425.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,540 m (5,050 ft) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 10,379 |
• District | 23,911 |
• District density | 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) |
Post code | 589xx |
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]
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
- Hüseyin Alp (1935–1983) basketball player and actor
See also
- Kangal dog
- Deliktaş Tunnel, Turkey's longest railway tunnel near Deliktaş, Kangal
- Kuzyaka
References
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12). "Sivas Kangal Seçim Sonuçları – Kangal Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- ^ "Kaymakam Erinç DEMİR". www.kangal.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- ^ Coşkun, Hasan (2014). Geleneksel Alevi sosyal örgütlenmesi Sivas Kangal Türkmen Alevileri örneği (PDF) (Thesis) (in Turkish). Necmettin Erbakan University. p. 57.