Sincik District

Sincik District is a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Sincik.^[1] Its area is 495 km²,^[2] and its population is 16,341 (2021).^[3]

Sincik District
District
Map showing Sincik District in Adıyaman Province
Sincik District Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°02′N 38°37′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Adıyaman
Seat	Sincik
Government
• Kaymakam	İbrahim Özkan
Area	495 km2 (191 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	16,341
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

The district was established in 1990.^[4]

Composition

There are two municipalities in Sincik District:^[1][5]

• İnlice (Geler)
• Sincik (Sinciq)

There are 24 villages in Sincik District:^[6]

• Aksu (Avêspî)
• Alancık (Lagîn)
• Arıkonak (Qomîk)
• Balkaya (Hecik)
• Çamdere (Palikan)
• Çat
• Çatbahçe (Çavcûk)
• Dilektepe(Kalikan)
• Eskiköy
• Geçitli (Zevîkerê)
• Hasanlı (Hesencûbûr)
• Hüseyinli (Hopan)
• Karaköse (Qereqose)
• Narlı (Pamlî)
• Pınarbaşı (Kiran)
• Sakız (Seqiz)
• Serince (Dud)
• Söğütlübahçe (Sogûtbahçe)
• Subaşı (Serav)
• Şahinbeyler
• Şahkolu (Şahkullî)
• Taşkale (Tixinkar)
• Uğurlu
• Yarpuzlu (Bîrîmşe)

Demography

The town and its villages are populated by Kurds from the Reşwan tribe.^[7]

References

1. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
2. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
3. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
4. "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
5. Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
6. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
7. Reşî, Şoreş (September 2002). "Konya - Kolik (Kâhta)". Veger (in Kurdish) (3): 16–17.