Çayıralan

Çayıralan
District

Location of Çayıralan within Turkey.
Çayıralan

Location of Çayıralan within Turkey.

Coordinates: 39°18′N 35°39′E / 39.300°N 35.650°E / 39.300; 35.650
Country  Turkey
Province Yozgat
Government
 • Mayor Çakmak Çetin (CHP)
Area[1]
 • District 1,260.98 km2 (486.87 sq mi)
Elevation 1,348 m (4,423 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
 • Urban 6,096
 • District 16,092
 • District density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 66xxx
Area code(s) 0354
Licence plate 66
Website www.cayiralan.gov.tr

Çayıralan is a town and district of Yozgat Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The average altitude is 1,500 m above sea level. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 32,880 of which 14,046 live in the town of Çayıralan.[3][4] It has one of the largest forest areas in Central Anatolia. The district also possesses marble mines.

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 2008-03-19.
  4. ↑ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-03-19.

References

Coordinates: 39°18′10″N 35°38′38″E / 39.30278°N 35.64389°E / 39.30278; 35.64389


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