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Arguvan (Kurdish: Erxewan/Arxewan) is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,096 km2, and its population is 6,869 (2022). The mayor is Ersoy Eren (CHP).




Composition


There are 49 neighbourhoods in Arguvan District:




Demographics


The majority of the district is Alevi from both Kurdish and Turkish ethnicity. The Kurdish Atman tribe reside in ten villages and hamlets in the district. Other Kurdish tribes include the Direjan, Kurecik, and the Parçikan.
Ethnic composition of the settlements in Arguvan District:

Turkish (Alevi): Arguvan town, Akören, Armutlu, Asmaca, Aşağısülmenli, Bozan, Çavuşköy, Çayırlı, Çevreli, Doydum, Ermişli, Eymir, Gümüşlü, Gürge, İsaköy, Karahüyük, Kızık, Koçak, Konakbaşı, Kuyudere, Morhamam
Kurdish (Alevi, Atman tribe): Alhasuşağı, Çakmak, Göçeruşağı, Gökağaç, Güngören, Kömürlük, Kuruttaş, Şotik (Çobandere), Yoncalı
Kurdish (Sunni, Atman tribe): Kızıluşağı (Yenisu)
Kurdish (Sunni, Direjan tribe): Bahçeli, Güveçli, Tatkınık
Kurdish (Sunni, Parçikan tribe): Parçikan (Bozburun)
Kurdish (Sunni, Zeyve tribe): Narmikan (Yazıbaşı)
Kurdish (Sunni): Hakverdi, Yürektaşı
Kurdish (Alevi) and Turkish (Alevi): Asar, Çiftlik, Yamaç, Yeniköy, Yukarısülmenli
Kurdish (Sunni, Direjan tribe) and Turkish (Alevi): Tarlacık
Kurdish (Sunni, Zeyve tribe) and Turkish (Alevi): İçmece, Karababa




Notable people


Barış Kılıç
İlyas Salman
Kemal Bülbül




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Federico Macheda
• Pembagian administratif Turki
• Arguvan
• Barış Kılıç
• İlyas Salman
• Malatya Province
• List of populated places in Malatya Province
• 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
• Districts of Turkey
• Paulician principality of Tephrike
• Malatya
• Atma (tribe)