Digor, Kars
Digor | |
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  Digor | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′32″N 43°24′45″E / 40.37556°N 43.41250°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Kars |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ekrem Bingül (BDP) |
| • Kaymakam | Fatih Özdemir |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,164.10 km2 (449.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 2,819 |
| • District | 26,308 |
| • District density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Post code | 36670 |
| Website | www.digor.bel.tr |
Digor (Ottoman Turkish: ديغور,[3] Armenian: Տեկոր, Tekor,[citation needed] Kurdish: Dîxor[citation needed]), is a district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the name of the small town that is the district's administrative capital. The population of the town is 2,647. The mayor is Ekrem Bingül (BDP).Some suggests that the name of the settlement comes from Digor people whose are branch of Ossetians.
See also
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.
- ^ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 149.
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