Kağızman

Kağızman
Kağızman
Coordinates: 40°09′30″N 43°08′03″E / 40.15833°N 43.13417°ECoordinates: 40°09′30″N 43°08′03″E / 40.15833°N 43.13417°E
Country  Turkey
Province Kars
Government
  Mayor Nevzat Yıldız (MHP)
  Kaymakam Şuayib Gürsoy
Area[1]
  District 1,796.94 km2 (693.80 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
  Urban 17,999
  District 47,093
  District density 26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Post code 36700
Kağızman

Kağızman (Ottoman Turkish: قاغزمان,[3] Armenian: Կաղզվան, Kaghzvan,[4]) is a town and district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The population was 17,144 in 2010. The mayor is Nevzat Yıldız (MHP).

References

  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. Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 263.
  4. Hakobyan, Tadevos (1987). Պատմական Հայաստանի քաղաքները (Cites of historic Armenia) (in Armenian). Yerevan: "Hayastan" Publishing. p. 149.