Karakoçan

Municipality in Elazığ, Turkey

38°57′N 40°02′E / 38.950°N 40.033°E / 38.950; 40.033CountryTurkeyProvinceElazığDistrictKarakoçanGovernment

• MayorAyhan Akbaba (AKP)Population

(2021)^[1]

14,811Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

23600

Climate CsaWebsitewww.karakocan.bel.tr

Karakoçan (Ottoman Turkish: تپه Tepe, Kurdish: Dep,^[2] Armenian: Oxi) is a town of Elazığ Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Karakoçan District.^[3] It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 14,811 in 2022.^[2]^[1]

The mayor is Ayhan Akbaba (AKP). Karakoçan is located on a stony plain that is watered by a stream that flows to the Peri Su.^[4]^: 117 It is the successor of the ancient and medieval town of Bağın, located on the Peri Su to the northwest.^[4]^: 117

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b Malmîsanij, Mehemed (1988). Pîro; Baran; Şêxbizinî (eds.). "Bazı yörelerde Dımıli ve Kurmanci lehçelerinin köylere göre dağılımı". Berhem (in Turkish). 3: 66. ISSN 1100-0910.
^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Sinclair, T.A. (1989). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume III. Pindar Press. ISBN 0907132340. Retrieved 29 July 2022.