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Tercan District
District
Map showing Tercan District in Erzincan Province
Tercan DistrictLocation in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°47′N 40°23′E / 39.783°N 40.383°E / 39.783; 40.383
Country	Turkey
Province	Erzincan
Seat	Tercan
Area	1,614 km (623 sq mi)
Population	16,110
• Density	10.0/km (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Website	www.tercan.gov.tr

Tercan District is a district of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The municipality of Tercan is the seat and the district had a population of 16,110 in 2021. Its area is 1,614 km.

Composition

There are four municipalities in Tercan District:

• Çadırkaya
• Kargın
• Mercan
• Tercan

There are 71 villages in Tercan District:

• Ağören
• Aktaş
• Akyurt
• Altınkaya
• Armutluk
• Bağpınar
• Balyayla
• Başbudak
• Beğendik
• Beşgöze
• Beşkaya
• Beykonak
• Bulmuş
• Büklümdere
• Çalkışla
• Çatakdere
• Çayırdüzü
• Çukuryurt
• Dallıca
• Darıtepe
• Doluca
• Edebük
• Elaldı
• Elmalı
• Esenevler
• Fındıklı
• Gafurefendi
• Gedikdere
• Gevenlik
• Gökçe
• Gökdere
• Gökpınar
• Göktaş
• Güzbulak
• Hacıbayram
• Ilısu
• İkizler
• Kalecik
• Karacakışlak
• Karacaören
• Karahüseyin
• Kavaklık
• Kemerçam
• Kızılca
• Konarlı
• Köprübaşı
• Kurukol
• Kuzören
• Küçükağa
• Küllüce
• Mantarlı
• Mustafabey
• Müftüoğlu
• Oğulveren
• Ortaköy
• Sağlıca
• Sarıkaya
• Şengül
• Tepebaşı
• Topalhasan
• Üçpınar
• Yalınkaş
• Yamanlar
• Yastıkköy
• Yaylacık
• Yaylayolu
• Yaylım
• Yazıören
• Yenibucak
• Yeşilyayla
• Yuvalı

Furthermore, the district encompasses 122 hamlets.

Demographics

In 1989, anthropologist Andrews counted 68 villages in the district of which Kurds were present in 54 villages and Turks in 24 villages. Same study noted that Alevis were present in 57 villages, Hanafi Muslims in 23 villages and Shafi'i Muslims in one village.

References

1. ^ "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. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 185.

v t e Tercan District in Erzincan Province of Turkey
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