Ekinözü
Ekinözü | |
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District and municipality | |
 Map showing Ekinözü District in Kahramanmaraş Province | |
  Ekinözü Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°03′42″N 37°11′34″E / 38.06167°N 37.19278°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Kahramanmaraş |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harun Vicdan (CHP) |
| Area | 656 km2 (253 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 10,290 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 46360 |
| Area code | 0344 |
| Website | www |
Ekinözü (Kurdish: Cela)[2] is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 656 km2,[4] and its population is 10,290 (2022).[1]
The town was 5.5 km (3.4 mi) north of the epicenter of a Mww 7.5 earthquake on 6 February 2023—the latter of two large earthquakes the same day.[5] At least 11 people died, 107 houses were destroyed and 70 percent of the town's building stock were damaged by the earthquakes.[6]
Composition
[edit]There are 21 neighbourhoods in Ekinözü District:[7]
- Akpınar
- Alişar
- Altınyaprak
- Anbar
- Ataköy
- Çiftlikkale
- Çiftlikköy
- Demirlik
- Gaziler
- Gözpınar
- İçmeler
- Kabaktepe
- Kandilköy
- Kürtül
- Maarif
- Ortaören
- Öztürk
- Soysallı
- Türkeli
- Türkmenler
- Yeniköy
References
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- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ National Earthquake Information Center (6 February 2023). "M 7.5 - Elbistan earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence". ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Yer kaymasının en fazla yaşandığı Ekinözü'nde yaralar sarılıyor" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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