Doğanyol

Doğanyol (Kurdish: Keferdîz)^[2] is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.^[3] Its area is 177 km²,^[4] and its population is 3,705 (2022).^[1] The mayor is Hakan Bay (AKP).

Doğanyol
District and municipality
Map showing Doğanyol District in Malatya Province
Doğanyol Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°18′38″N 39°02′22″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Malatya
Government
• Mayor	Hakan Bay (AKP)
Area	177 km2 (68 sq mi)
Elevation	950 m (3,120 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	3,705
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	44880
Area code	0422
Website	www.doganyol.bel.tr

Demographics

The town is populated by Kurds.^[5]

History

Doğanyol has become district in 1990 during Turgut Özal presidency. Doğanyol is 90 km far away to Malatya city center.

On 24 January 2020 the town was impacted by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake.^[6][7]

Composition

There are 16 neighbourhoods in Doğanyol District:^[8][9]

• Akkent
• Behramlı
• Burçköy
• Çolak
• Damlı
• Gevheruşağı
• Gökçe
• Gümüşsu
• İshak
• Koldere
• Konurtay
• Mezraa
• Poyraz
• Ulutaş
• Yalınca
• Yeşilköy