Alacakaya District

Alacakaya District
District
Sori region, Alacakaya
Sori region, Alacakaya
Map showing Alacakaya District in Elazığ Province
Map showing Alacakaya District in Elazığ Province
Alacakaya District is located in Turkey
Alacakaya District
Location within Turkey
Coordinates: 38°27′N 39°52′E / 38.450°N 39.867°E / 38.450; 39.867
CountryTurkey
ProvinceElazığ
SeatAlacakaya
Government
 • KaymakamTarık Bahadır
Area
318 km2 (123 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
5,993
 • Density18.8/km2 (48.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Alacakaya District is a district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Alacakaya.[1] Its area is 318 km2,[2] and its population is 5,993 (2021).[3] The district was established in 1990.[4]

History

See also: Guleman mine

The town had grown out of Guleman village in 1935, the year when Etibank founded a chromium ore processing plant near the town. The town was renamed as a result of place name changes in Turkey. With the chromium enterprise gradually growing and expanding, Alacakaya had grown and developed.[5] The town was initially a village nominally under Maden. The town gained township (belde) rights on 30 December 1986.[6] Alacakaya was granted district status with the Law no. 20523, published on 20 May 1990.[7]

The renowned "cherry marble" is mined within the district boundaries and exported to various countries around the world.[8]

Composition

There is 1 municipality in Alacakaya District:[1]

There are 10 villages in Alacakaya District:[9]

References

  1. 1 2 İlçe Belediyesi Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜİK. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 31. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Alacakaya" (in Turkish). Elâzığ Belediyesi. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Belediye Kurulmasına Dair Kararlar" (PDF) (in Turkish). Resmî Gazete. 31 December 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Köy İdari Bağlılığının Değiştirilmesi Kararları" (PDF) (in Turkish). Resmî Gazete. 20 May 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Turkey's cherry marble sold worldwide". Anadolu Agency. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Köy Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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