Tatvan District

Tatvan District is a district of Bitlis Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of Tatvan.^[1] Its area is 1,885 km²,^[2] and its population is 96,884 (2021).^[3]

Tatvan District
District
Map showing Tatvan District in Bitlis Province
Tatvan District Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°30′N 42°17′E / 38.500°N 42.283°E / 38.500; 42.283
Country	Turkey
Province	Bitlis
Seat	Tatvan
Government
• Kaymakam	Remzi Demir
Area	1,885 km^2 (728 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	96,884
• Density	51/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Website	www.tatvan.gov.tr

The district is fully Kurdish.^[4]

Composition

There is one municipality in Tatvan District:^[1]

• Tatvan

There are 57 villages in Tatvan District:^[5]

• Adabağ
• Alacabük
• Anadere
• Benekli
• Bolalan
• Budaklı
• Çalıdüzü
• Çanakdüzü
• Çavuşlar
• Çekmece
• Çevreköy
• Dağdibi
• Dalda
• Dibekli
• Dönertaş
• Düzcealan
• Eğritaş
• Göllü
• Güntepe
• Güreşçi
• Hanelmalı
• Harmanlı
• Kağanlı
• Kaynarca
• Kırkbulak
• Kısıklı
• Kıyıdüzü
• Koruklu
• Koyluca
• Koyunpınarı
• Köprücük
• Kuruyaka
• Kuşluca
• Küçüksu
• Nohutlu
• Obuz
• Odabaşı
• Oruçlu
• Örenlik
• Sallıca
• Sarıdal
• Sarıkum
• Söğütlü
• Suboyu
• Teknecik
• Tokaçlı
• Topraklı
• Tosunlu
• Ulusoy
• Uncular
• Uslu
• Yassıca
• Yediveren
• Yelkenli
• Yoncabaşı
• Yumrukaya
• Yumurtatepe

References

1. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
2. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
3. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
4. "Nüfus ve Sosyal yapı" (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
5. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.