Esendere, Yüksekova
Esendere | |
|---|---|
  Esendere Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°42′54″N 44°36′07″E / 37.715°N 44.602°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| District | Yüksekova |
| Population (2023)[1] | 4,497 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Esendere (Kurdish: Bajêrga mezin,[2] Armenian: Բաժերգյա, romanized: Bazhergya) is a belde in Yüksekova District in Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[3] The belde is populated by Kurds of the Dirî and Geravî tribes and had a population of 4,497 in 2023.[4][1]
The State road D.400 runs through Esendere before it ends at the border with Iran.[5]
It comprises the neighborhoods of Güvenli, Merkez, Sarıyıldız and Yılmaz.[3]
Population
[edit]Population history from 1997 to 2023:[6][1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3,153 | — |
| 2007 | 3,343 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 3,337 | −0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,222 | −3.4% |
| 2022 | 2,786 | −13.5% |
| 2023 | 4,497 | +61.4% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Sediyani, İbrahim (2009). Adını arayan coğrafya (in Turkish). Özedönüş Yayınları. p. 211.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 219.
- ^ Flemming, Barbara (2017). Essays on Turkish Literature and History. Brill Publishers. p. 462.
- ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.