Kangal
Kangal is a town in Sivas Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Kangal District.[2] Its population is 8,948 (2022).[1] The current mayor is Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın from the Great Unity Party (BBP).[3]
Kangal | |
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 Kangal city center | |
  Kangal Location in Turkey  Kangal Kangal (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′12″N 37°23′19″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Sivas |
| District | Kangal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın (BBP) |
| Elevation | 1,540 m (5,050 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 8,948 |
| Time zone | TRT (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 58900 |
| Area code | 0346 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
The town is populated by Sunni Kurds and Sunni Turks in addition to a very small Alevi and Armenian population.[4]
Notable people
- Hüseyin Alp (1935–1983) basketball player and actor
See also
- Kangal dog
- Deliktaş Tunnel, Turkey's longest railway tunnel
References
- "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12). "Sivas Kangal Seçim Sonuçları – Kangal Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- Coşkun, Hasan (2014). Geleneksel Alevi sosyal örgütlenmesi Sivas Kangal Türkmen Alevileri örneği (PDF) (Thesis) (in Turkish). Necmettin Erbakan University. p. 57.
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