Derecik | |
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Coordinates: 37°04′59″N 44°18′40″E / 37.083°N 44.311°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Hakkâri |
District | Derecik |
Population (2023)[1] | 13,220 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Derecik (Kurdish: Rûbarok) is a municipality (belde) and the seat of Derecik District in Hakkâri Province of Turkey.[2] It is populated by Kurds of the Gerdî tribe and had a population of 13,220 in 2023.[1][3]
The municipality was depopulated in the 1990s during the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.[4]
Derecik municipality is divided into the nine quarters of Merkez, Balkaya, Güney, Hacıbey, Orta, Üçyan, Gürmeşe, Rize and Vapurtepe.[2]
Population history of the municipality from 1997 to 2022:[5][1]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1997 | 5,473 | — |
2007 | 8,661 | +58.2% |
2012 | 8,913 | +2.9% |
2017 | 9,288 | +4.2% |
2022 | 11,264 | +21.3% |
2023 | 13,220 | +17.4% |
AKP candidate Ekrem Çetinkaya won the mayorship in the 2019 local elections with 57.52% of the vote.[6]