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Özalp, Van
Özalp (Turkish: Özalp), (Kurdish: Qerqelî[2]) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 1,430 km2,[4] and its population is 59,851 (2022).[1]
Özalp | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Özalp District in Van Province | |
Özalp Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′30″N 43°59′22″E / 38.65833°N 43.98944°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Van |
| Area | 1,430 km2 (550 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 59,851 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 65800 |
| Area code | 0432 |
| Website | www |
In the local elections of March 2019 Yakup Almaç from the Peoples ' Democratic Party was elected mayor(HDP).[5] Abdulkadir Çelik was appointed Kaymakam by president Recep Tayyip Erdoĝan in August 2019.[6] However Almaç was dismissed in November 2019[7] and Çelik appointed as well as the trustee of the municipality of Özalp. Following his appointment as a trustee, he dismissed also 28 municipality workers.[8]
Composition edit
There are 58 neighbourhoods in Özalp District:[9]
- Aksorguç
- Altınboğa
- Aşağıakçagül
- Aşağıbalçıklı
- Aşağıkoçkıran
- Aşağımollahasan
- Aşağıtulgalı
- Aşağıyorganlı
- Bağrıaçık
- Bodurağaç
- Boğazkesen
- Boyaldı
- Çamurlu
- Çavuşlar
- Çırakköy
- Çubuklu
- Cumhuriyet
- Dağdeviren
- Damlacık
- Dönerdere
- Dorutay
- Eğribelen
- Emek
- Eski Emek
- Gözdeğmez
- Gültepe
- Günyüzlü
- Hacıali
- Hacıkışlak
- Hazine
- İstasyon
- Kalecik
- Kargalı
- Karlıyamaç
- Kaşıkara
- Kırkçalı
- Mahmudiye
- Mehmetalan
- Mollatopuz
- Oymaklı
- Sağmalı
- Sarıköy
- Savatlı
- Şehittepe
- Şemsettin
- Seydibey
- Sugeçer
- Tepedam
- Yarımkaya
- Yavuzlar
- Yukarıayazca
- Yukarıbalçıklı
- Yukarıçavdarlık
- Yukarımollahasan
- Yukarıtulgalı
- Yukarıyorganlı
- Yumruklu
- Yürkuşak
Climate edit
Özalp has a dry-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb),[10] with very warm, dry summers and very cold, snowy winters.[11]
| Climate data for Özalp (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) | −0.3 (31.5) | 5.7 (42.3) | 12.9 (55.2) | 18.4 (65.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 29.6 (85.3) | 30.2 (86.4) | 25.0 (77.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 8.7 (47.7) | 1.0 (33.8) | 14.4 (57.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.3 (15.3) | −7.5 (18.5) | −0.8 (30.6) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.8 (69.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 8.7 (47.7) | 1.1 (34.0) | −5.8 (21.6) | 6.5 (43.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) | −13.9 (7.0) | −6.5 (20.3) | −0.2 (31.6) | 3.7 (38.7) | 7.1 (44.8) | 11.7 (53.1) | 11.2 (52.2) | 5.6 (42.1) | 1.2 (34.2) | −4.8 (23.4) | −11.6 (11.1) | −1.0 (30.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.71 (1.76) | 42.56 (1.68) | 49.88 (1.96) | 68.55 (2.70) | 69.53 (2.74) | 33.21 (1.31) | 21.98 (0.87) | 10.98 (0.43) | 11.65 (0.46) | 37.11 (1.46) | 46.34 (1.82) | 44.3 (1.74) | 480.8 (18.93) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 78.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74.3 | 74.7 | 71.1 | 63.1 | 58.0 | 49.4 | 44.0 | 41.8 | 47.2 | 60.6 | 69.3 | 73.9 | 60.6 |
| Source: NOAA[12] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Van Özalp Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "Kaymakamımız". www.ozalp.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "Co-mayors of Muradiye, Özalp and Başkale arrested". ANF News. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "Trustee dismisses 28 workers in Özalp, Van". ANF News. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "Kar Örtülü Gün Sayısı" (PDF). MGM.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Özalp". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 17, 2024.