Uludere

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|name=Uludere|province=Şırnak|district=Uludere|population_total=12068|population_as_of=2023|leader_party=AKP|leader_name=Sait Ürek|coordinates={{Coord|37.446|42.852|display=inline,title}}|leader_title=Mayor}}

Uludere ({{langx|ku|Qileban}}) is a town and the seat of the Uludere District in the Şırnak Province of Turkey.{{Cite web |title=Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri |url=https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı |language=tr}} The town is populated by Kurds of the Goyan tribe and had a population of 12,068 in 2023.{{Cite book |title=Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey |year=1989 |editor-last=Peter Alfred |editor-first=Andrews |page=218 |editor-last2=Benninghaus |editor-first2=Rüdiger}}

Its mayor is Sait Ürek from the party AKP.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/secim/31-mart-2019-yerel-secim-sonuclari/sirnak/uludere/ilcesi-yerel-secim-sonuclari|title=Şırnak Uludere Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri|website=www.sabah.com.tr|access-date=2019-09-11}}

Neighborhoods

Uludere is divided into the six neighborhoods of Gündoğdu, Kılaban, Küçükçay, Ödül, Özelli and Yeşilova.

Population

Population history from 2007 to 2023:{{cite web|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |title=Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters|publisher=TÜİK |access-date=10 May 2024}}

{{Historical populations|2007|9228|2010|7326|2015|7107|2020|9634|2023|12068|title=Population|align=none}}

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