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Bağlar, Diyarbakır

Coordinates: 37°55′N 40°11′E / 37.917°N 40.183°E / 37.917; 40.183
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Bağlar
Map showing Bağlar District in Diyarbakır Province
Map showing Bağlar District in Diyarbakır Province
Bağlar is located in Turkey
Bağlar
Bağlar
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°55′N 40°11′E / 37.917°N 40.183°E / 37.917; 40.183
CountryTurkey
ProvinceDiyarbakır
Area
429 km2 (166 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
406,471
 • Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
21020
Area code0412
Websitewww.baglar.bel.tr

Bağlar is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 429 km2,[3] and its population is 406,471 (2022).[1] It covers the southwestern part of the city of Diyarbakır and the adjacent countryside.[4][5] The district Bağlar was created in 2008 from part of the central district (Merkez) of Diyarbakır.[6][7]

In the local elections of March 2019, Zeyyat Ceylan was elected as a Mayor with 70,34% of the votes.[8] But on 11 April the Supreme Election Board decided not to deliver him the right to serve as Mayor due to having been dismissed from public office before.[9] The Mayorship was instead delivered to Hüseyin Beyoğlu from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who polled second with 25,46%.[10][8]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2008334,954—    
2012356,243+1.55%
2017386,578+1.65%
2022406,471+1.01%
Source: TÜIK (2008-2022)[1]

Composition

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There are 49 neighbourhoods in Bağlar District:[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜIK. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Tens of thousands marching to Sur amid police crackdown". ANF News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. ^ Merkezi, Arkitera Mimarlık. "Diyarbakır'da Yaşam Alanlarını Yeniden Kurmak Üzerine". Arkitera.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  6. ^ Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
  7. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 28. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Diyarbakır Bağlar Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  9. ^ "YSK bars dismissed public servants from serving as mayors - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  10. ^ Mortimer, Jasper (15 April 2019). "Turkish election board disqualifies pro-Kurdish mayors in southeast". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  11. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.