Kocaköy district

Kocaköy (; ) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 248 km2, and its population is 15,355 (2022). It is populated by Kurds.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Kocaköy district is referenced by 64 other articles, and connects out to Diyarbakırspor, Turkey and Istanbul.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Districts of Diyarbakır Province, Kocaköy and Kurdish settlements in Diyarbakır Province.

Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Kocaköy
Turkey place.image_map: Diyarbakır location Kocaköy.png
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Kocaköy District in Diyarbakır Province
Turkey place.province: Diyarbakır
Turkey place.leader_party: HDP
Turkey place.leader_name: Rojda Nazlıer
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 248
Turkey place.population_total: 15355
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.postal_code: 21450
Turkey place.area_code: 0412

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: district of Turkey
Country: Turkey
Located in: Diyarbakır Province
Continent: Asia
Official language: Turkish
Population: 16679
Area: 248
Elevation: 969
Time zone: time in Turkey

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urban population: 15750
rural population: 10370
inception: 1990-05-20

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Kocaköy (; ) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 248 km2, and its population is 15,355 (2022). It is populated by Kurds.

== Politics == In the local elections in March 2019 Rojda Nazlıer was elected mayor. In October 2019 she was dismissed and charged with being a member of a terrorist organization. The current District Governor is Yasin Yunak, who was also appointed as trustee after Nazlıer was dismissed.

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