Ovacık, Dersim

Ovacık
Ovacık
Coordinates: 39°21′31″N 39°12′59″E / 39.35861°N 39.21639°ECoordinates: 39°21′31″N 39°12′59″E / 39.35861°N 39.21639°E
Country Turkey
Province Dersim
Government
  Mayor Fatih Mehmet Maçoğlu (TKP)
  Kaymakam Ahmet Türköz
Area[1]
  District 1,517.66 km2 (585.97 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
  Urban 0
  District 6,352
  District density 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Post code 62900
Website http://www.tunceliovacik.gov.tr/

Ovacık (Ottoman Turkish: پلور Pulur,[3] Zazaki: Pulur, Kurdish: Pûlûr) is a small city and its surrounding district in Dersim Province of Turkey. It has a population of 3,227.

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. 414.