Arpaçay
For the river of Armenia and Turkey, see Akhurian River. For the village in Azerbaijan, see Arpaçay, Azerbaijan.
| Arpaçay | |
|---|---|
  Arpaçay | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′54″N 43°19′54″E / 40.84833°N 43.33167°ECoordinates: 40°50′54″N 43°19′54″E / 40.84833°N 43.33167°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Kars |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erçetin Altay (AKP) |
| • Kaymakam | Murat Demirci |
| Area[1] | |
| • District | 1,285.19 km2 (496.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,675 m (5,495 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 2,956 |
| • District | 19,724 |
| • District density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Post code | 36730 |
| Website |
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Arpaçay (Ottoman Turkish: زاروشاد Zaruşad,[3] Azerbaijani: Arpaçay ilçəsi; Georgian: წინუბანი / Tzinubani or სულა ზარიშტიანი / Sula Zarishtiani; Armenian: Զարիշատ / Zarishat; Kurdish: Zarûşad; called Zaruşat until it was officially renamed in 1922) is a town and a district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The population is 2,503 as of 2010. The mayor is Erçetin Altay (AKP).
Notable natives
- Azer Bülbül, singer
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. 534.
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