Çayırlı District
District
Map showing Çayırlı District in Erzincan Province
Map showing Çayırlı District in Erzincan Province
Çayırlı District is located in Turkey
Çayırlı District
Çayırlı District
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°48′N 40°02′E / 39.800°N 40.033°E / 39.800; 40.033
CountryTurkey
ProvinceErzincan
SeatÇayırlı
Area
1,062 km2 (410 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
8,383
 • Density7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Websitewww.cayirli.gov.tr

Çayırlı District is a district of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The municipality of Çayırlı is the seat and the district had a population of 8,383 in 2021.[1][2] Its area is 1,062 km2.[3]

The district was established in 1954.[4]

Composition

The district encompasses one municipality (Çayırlı), forty-eight villages and thirty-one hamlets.[1]

The villages are:[1]

Religion

In 1989, anthropologist Andrews counted 64 villages in the district of which Alevis were present in 54 villages and Sunni Muslims in 13 villages.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 32. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Andrews, Peter Alfred; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 185.
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