Çukurca
Appearance
Çukurca | |
---|---|
Country | Turkey |
Province | Hakkâri |
Government | |
• Mayor | Servet Tunç (BDP) |
• Kaymakam | Levent Öztin |
Area | |
• District | 908.79 km2 (350.89 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,285 m (4,216 ft) |
Population | |
• Urban | Template:Turkey district populations |
• District | Template:Turkey district populations |
Post code | 30700 |
Website | www.cukurca.bel.tr |
Çukurca, (Kurdish: Çelê), is a district of Hakkari Province of Turkey close to Iraq. The mayor is Servet Tunç (BDP). The population is 5283 as of 2010. The historical Assyrian tribe of Tyari was located in this district.
Climate
Çukurca has a hot-summer subtype (Köppen: Dsa) of the humid continental climate.
Climate data for Çukurca | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
1.3 (34.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 111 (4.4) |
146 (5.7) |
142 (5.6) |
131 (5.2) |
59 (2.3) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
41 (1.6) |
98 (3.9) |
108 (4.3) |
843 (33.2) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[2] |
References
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "Climate:Çukurca". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 11 April 2014.