Municipality in Erzincan, Turkey
| Kargın | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  KargınLocation in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′58″N 40°11′46″E / 39.666°N 40.196°E / 39.666; 40.196 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Erzincan |
| District | Tercan |
| Population | 2,083 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Kargın (formerly Altunkent) is a municipality (belde) in the Tercan District, Erzincan Province, Turkey. The municipality is mostly populated by Turkmens and had a population of 2,083 in 2021.
It is divided into the neighborhoods of Camii Şerif, İstasyon, Sucuali, Şehit Ahmet Aytekin and Yollarüstu (Vîcan). The settlement of Yollarüstu is populated by both Kurds and Turkmens. Sucuali is populated by Kurds of the Balaban tribe.
References
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021 (XLS) (Thesis) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Karahan, Kasım (2019). "Kargın beldesi monografisi (Erzincan-Tercan)". Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University: 18.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 108.
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