Kale, Malatya

Kale (Kurdish: Îzolî/Qela)^[2] is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.^[3] Its area is 237 km²,^[4] and its population is 5,571 (2022).^[1] The mayor is Murat Koca (AKP).

Kale
District and municipality
Map showing Kale District in Malatya Province
Kale Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°24′58″N 38°46′00″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Malatya
Government
• Mayor	Murat Koca (AKP)
Area	237 km2 (92 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	5,571
• Density	24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	44370
Area code	0422
Website	malatyakale.bel.tr

Composition

There are 28 neighbourhoods in Kale District:^[5]

• Abuşoğlu
• Akça
• Akuşağı
• Bağlıca
• Bent
• Çanakçı
• Darıpınar
• Dedeköy
• Düztarla
• Erdemli
• Gülenköy
• Güneyce
• İkizpınar
• Kale
• Karaağaç
• Karahüseyin
• Kıyıcak
• Kozluk
• Kumluyazı
• Mahmutdursun
• Salkımlı
• Sarıot
• Soğukpınar
• Tepebaşı
• Üçdeğirmen
• Uyanık
• Uzunhüseyin
• Yenidamlar

Demographics

The district is fully Sunni Kurdish with the exception of one Kurdish Alevi village.^[6]

References

1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
2. Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55.
3. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
4. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
5. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
6. Ertürk, Kenan (2000). "Malatya'nın etnik yapısının siyasi hayata etkileri" (in Turkish). Istanbul: 138–139, 172. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)