Güroymak
Norshen • Նորշեն | |
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Coordinates: 38°34′37″N 42°1′16″E / 38.57694°N 42.02111°ECoordinates: 38°34′37″N 42°1′16″E / 38.57694°N 42.02111°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Bitlis |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hikmet Taşdemir (HDP) |
• Kaymakam | Muhammet Furkan Sancaktutar |
Area | |
• District | 524.78 km2 (202.62 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,320 m (4,330 ft) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 21,509 |
• District | 45,436 |
• District density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Post code | 13800 |
Website | www.guroymak.bel.tr |
Güroymak (Kurdish: Norşîn,[3] from Armenian: Նորշեն, Norshen) is a district of Bitlis Province, Turkey. The current mayor is Hikmet Taşdemir (HDP).[4]
Etymology
The original Armenian-Մարնիկ- name of the district is Norshen (Նորշեն), which is composed of nor meaning new, and shen meaning village. The Kurdish name of the district, Norşîn is copy of an Armenian name of this region.
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.
- ^ Kurdistan24. "Turkey Government seizes another Kurdish municipality". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-05-11). "Bitlis Güroymak Seçim Sonuçları – Güroymak Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-06.