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This article is about the town in Kahramanmaraş Province. For the village in Elazığ Province, see Ekinözü, Kovancılar.
Ekinözü
District and municipality
Map showing Ekinözü District in Kahramanmaraş Province
Map showing Ekinözü District in Kahramanmaraş Province
Ekinözü is located in Turkey
Ekinözü
Ekinözü
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°03′42″N 37°11′34″E / 38.06167°N 37.19278°E / 38.06167; 37.19278
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKahramanmaraş
Government
 • MayorHarun Vicdan (CHP)
Area
656 km2 (253 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
10,290
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
46360
Area code0344
Websitewww.ekinozu.bel.tr

Ekinözü (Kurdish: Cela)[2] is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 656 km2,[4] and its population is 10,290 (2022).[1]

The town was 5.5 km (3.4 mi) north of the epicenter of a Mww  7.5 earthquake on 6 February 2023—the latter of two large earthquakes the same day.[5] At least 11 people died, 107 houses were destroyed and 70 percent of the town's building stock were damaged by the earthquakes.[6]

Composition[edit]

There are 21 neighbourhoods in Ekinözü District:[7]

  • Akpınar
  • Alişar
  • Altınyaprak
  • Anbar
  • Ataköy
  • Çiftlikkale
  • Çiftlikköy
  • Demirlik
  • Gaziler
  • Gözpınar
  • İçmeler
  • Kabaktepe
  • Kandilköy
  • Kürtül
  • Maarif
  • Ortaören
  • Öztürk
  • Soysallı
  • Türkeli
  • Türkmenler
  • Yeniköy

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ National Earthquake Information Center (6 February 2023). "M 7.5 - Elbistan earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence". ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Yer kaymasının en fazla yaşandığı Ekinözü'nde yaralar sarılıyor" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekin%C3%B6z%C3%BC