Sarıveliler

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Sarıveliler
District
Location of Sarıveliler within Turkey.
Sarıveliler
Location of Sarıveliler within Turkey.
Coordinates: 36°42′N 32°37′E / 36.700°N 32.617°E / 36.700; 32.617
Country  Turkey
Province Karaman
Government
 • Mayor Hayri Samur (Independent)
Area[1]
 • District 372.78 km2 (143.93 sq mi)
Elevation 1,405 m (4,610 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
 • Urban 5,290
 • District 12,463
 • District Density 33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 70xxx
Area code(s) 0338
Licence plate 70
Website www.sariveliler.gov.tr

Sarıveliler is a town and district of Karaman Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 21,308 of which 6,718 live in the town of Sarıveliler.[3][4]

History

There is no exact information about town's history, we may assume people settled down the town at Roman Empire times. Also by the archeological founds near Goktepe and Ugurlu, we understand people started to live in Sariveliler in 2000 B.C.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05. 
  2. ↑ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27. 
  3. ↑ Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (XLS) (in Turkish). Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
  4. ↑ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-03-20. 

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Coordinates: 36°41′47″N 32°37′13″E / 36.69639°N 32.62028°E / 36.69639; 32.62028


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