Karakoçan
Sign in to saveKarakoçan ( Tepe, , ) is a town of Elazığ Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Karakoçan District. It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 14,811 in 2022.
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- Turkey place.type
- municipality
- Turkey place.name
- Karakoçan
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Karakocan.jpg
- Turkey place.province
- Elazığ
- Turkey place.district
- Karakoçan
- Turkey place.leader_party
- DEM Party
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Cafer Oğur
- Turkey place.population_total
- 14811
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2021
- Turkey place.blank1_name
- Climate
- Turkey place.blank1_info
- Csa
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 23600
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- Population
- 28702
- Official website
- www.karakocan.bel.tr
- Image
- Karakocan.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0424
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- Karakoçan
- postal code
- 23600
- urban population
- 14811
- rural population
- 13625
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Karakoçan ( Tepe, , ) is a town of Elazığ Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Karakoçan District. It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 14,811 in 2022.
The mayor is Cafer Oğur (DEM Party). Karakoçan is located on a stony plain that is watered by a stream that flows to the Peri Su. It is the successor of the ancient and medieval town of Bağın, located on the Peri Su to the northwest.
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