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Municipality in Şırnak, Turkey

Uludere
Municipality
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Coordinates: 37°26′46″N 42°51′07″E / 37.446°N 42.852°E / 37.446; 42.852
Country Turkey
Province Şırnak
District Uludere
Government
• Mayor Sait Ürek (AKP)
Population (2023) 12,068
Time zone UTC+3 (TRT)

Uludere (Kurdish: Qileban) is a town and the seat of the Uludere District in the Şırnak Province of Turkey.[1] The town is populated by Kurds of the Goyan tribe and had a population of 12,068 in 2023.[2][3]

Its mayor is Sait Ürek from the party AKP.[4]

Uludere is divided into the six neighborhoods of Gündoğdu, Kılaban, Küçükçay, Ödül, Özelli and Yeşilova.[1]

Population history from 2007 to 2023:[2]

Population

Year Pop. ±%
2007 9,228
2010 7,326 −20.6%
2015 7,107 −3.0%
2020 9,634 +35.6%
2023 12,068 +25.3%
  1. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 218.
  4. ^ "Şırnak Uludere Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-09-11.