Alacakaya District
Alacakaya District | |
|---|---|
Sori region, Alacakaya | |
Map showing Alacakaya District in Elazığ Province | |
Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°27′N 39°52′E / 38.450°N 39.867°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Elazığ |
| Seat | Alacakaya |
| Government | |
| • Kaymakam | Tarık Bahadır |
Area | 318 km2 (123 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 5,993 |
| • Density | 18.8/km2 (48.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Alacakaya District is a district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Alacakaya.[1] Its area is 318 km2,[2] and its population is 5,993 (2021).[3] The district was established in 1990.[4]
History
The town had grown out of Guleman village in 1935, the year when Etibank founded a chromium ore processing plant near the town. The town was renamed as a result of place name changes in Turkey. With the chromium enterprise gradually growing and expanding, Alacakaya had grown and developed.[5] The town was initially a village nominally under Maden. The town gained township (belde) rights on 30 December 1986.[6] Alacakaya was granted district status with the Law no. 20523, published on 20 May 1990.[7]
The renowned "cherry marble" is mined within the district boundaries and exported to various countries around the world.[8]
Composition
There is 1 municipality in Alacakaya District:[1]
There are 10 villages in Alacakaya District:[9]
References
- ^ a b İlçe Belediyesi Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜİK. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 31. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Alacakaya" (in Turkish). Elâzığ Belediyesi. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Belediye Kurulmasına Dair Kararlar" (PDF) (in Turkish). Resmî Gazete. 31 December 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Köy İdari Bağlılığının Değiştirilmesi Kararları" (PDF) (in Turkish). Resmî Gazete. 20 May 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Turkey's cherry marble sold worldwide". Anadolu Agency. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Köy Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 December 2022.