Özalp, Van

District and municipality in Van, Turkey
38°39′30″N 43°59′22″E / 38.65833°N 43.98944°E / 38.65833; 43.98944CountryTurkeyProvinceVanArea
1,430 km2 (550 sq mi)Population
 (2022)[1]
59,851 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code
65800
Area code0432Websitewww.ozalp.bel.tr

Özalp (Turkish: Özalp), (Kurdish: Qerqelî[2]) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 1,430 km2,[4] and its population is 59,851 (2022).[1]

In the local elections of March 2019 Yakup Almaç from the Peoples ' Democratic Party was elected mayor(HDP).[5] Abdulkadir Çelik was appointed Kaymakam by president Recep Tayyip Erdoĝan in August 2019.[6] However Almaç was dismissed in November 2019[7] and Çelik appointed as well as the trustee of the municipality of Özalp. Following his appointment as a trustee, he dismissed also 28 municipality workers.[8]

Composition

There are 58 neighbourhoods in Özalp District:[9]

  • Aksorguç
  • Altınboğa
  • Aşağıakçagül
  • Aşağıbalçıklı
  • Aşağıkoçkıran
  • Aşağımollahasan
  • Aşağıtulgalı
  • Aşağıyorganlı
  • Bağrıaçık
  • Bodurağaç
  • Boğazkesen
  • Boyaldı
  • Çamurlu
  • Çavuşlar
  • Çırakköy
  • Çubuklu
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Dağdeviren
  • Damlacık
  • Dönerdere
  • Dorutay
  • Eğribelen
  • Emek
  • Eski Emek
  • Gözdeğmez
  • Gültepe
  • Günyüzlü
  • Hacıali
  • Hacıkışlak
  • Hazine
  • İstasyon
  • Kalecik
  • Kargalı
  • Karlıyamaç
  • Kaşıkara
  • Kırkçalı
  • Mahmudiye
  • Mehmetalan
  • Mollatopuz
  • Oymaklı
  • Sağmalı
  • Sarıköy
  • Savatlı
  • Şehittepe
  • Şemsettin
  • Seydibey
  • Sugeçer
  • Tepedam
  • Yarımkaya
  • Yavuzlar
  • Yukarıayazca
  • Yukarıbalçıklı
  • Yukarıçavdarlık
  • Yukarımollahasan
  • Yukarıtulgalı
  • Yukarıyorganlı
  • Yumruklu
  • Yürkuşak

Climate

Özalp has a dry-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb),[10] with very warm, dry summers and very cold, snowy winters.[11]

Climate data for Özalp (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		5.7
(42.3) 		12.9
(55.2) 		18.4
(65.1) 		24.8
(76.6) 		29.6
(85.3) 		30.2
(86.4) 		25.0
(77.0) 		17.3
(63.1) 		8.7
(47.7) 		1.0
(33.8) 		14.4
(57.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.3
(15.3) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		6.0
(42.8) 		11.1
(52.0) 		16.3
(61.3) 		20.8
(69.4) 		20.8
(69.4) 		15.4
(59.7) 		8.7
(47.7) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		6.5
(43.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −15.7
(3.7) 		−13.9
(7.0) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		3.7
(38.7) 		7.1
(44.8) 		11.7
(53.1) 		11.2
(52.2) 		5.6
(42.1) 		1.2
(34.2) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−11.6
(11.1) 		−1.0
(30.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 44.71
(1.76) 		42.56
(1.68) 		49.88
(1.96) 		68.55
(2.70) 		69.53
(2.74) 		33.21
(1.31) 		21.98
(0.87) 		10.98
(0.43) 		11.65
(0.46) 		37.11
(1.46) 		46.34
(1.82) 		44.3
(1.74) 		480.8
(18.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.0 7.3 8.6 10.3 9.9 5.7 4.0 2.9 2.5 5.8 7.1 7.4 78.5
Average relative humidity (%) 74.3 74.7 71.1 63.1 58.0 49.4 44.0 41.8 47.2 60.6 69.3 73.9 60.6
Source: NOAA[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Van Özalp Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  6. ^ "Kaymakamımız". www.ozalp.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  7. ^ "Co-mayors of Muradiye, Özalp and Başkale arrested". ANF News. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  8. ^ "Trustee dismisses 28 workers in Özalp, Van". ANF News. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  9. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
  11. ^ "Kar Örtülü Gün Sayısı" (PDF). MGM.
  12. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Özalp". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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