Sincik District

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| province = Adıyaman

| seat = Sincik

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| leader_name = İbrahim Özkan

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| area_total_km2 = 495

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| population_total = 16341

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Sincik District is a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Sincik.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023. Its area is 495 km2,{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=12 January 2023}} and its population is 16,341 (2021).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021|url=https://www.tuik.gov.tr/indir/duyuru/favori_raporlar.xlsx |access-date=12 January 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=tr |format=XLS}}

The district was established in 1990.{{Cite web |title=İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri |url=https://www.icisleri.gov.tr/kurumlar/icisleri.gov.tr/IcSite/illeridaresi/İstatistiki%20Bilgiler/İl%20İdaresi%20ve%20Mülki%20Bölümler/il%20ilce%20kurulus%20tarihleri_2019.pdf |access-date=27 December 2022 |page=3 |language=tr}}

Composition

There are two municipalities in Sincik District:[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Belde Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

There are 24 villages in Sincik District:[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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Demography

The town and its villages are populated by Kurds from the Reşwan tribe.{{Cite journal |last=Reşî |first=Şoreş |date=September 2002 |title=Konya - Kolik (Kâhta) |journal=Veger |language=ku |issue=3 |pages=16–17}}

References

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{{Districts of Turkey|provname=Adıyaman}}

{{Sincik District}}

Category:Districts of Adıyaman Province

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