Karakoçan (Ottoman Turkish: تپه Tepe, Kurdish: Dep,[3] Armenian: Oxi) is a town and district of Elazığ Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Ayhan Akbaba (AKP). The population is 13,279 as of 2012. Karakoçan is located on a stony plain that is watered by a stream that flows to the Peri Su.[4]: 117 It is the successor of the ancient and medieval town of Bağın, located on the Peri Su to the northwest.[4]: 117
Karakoçan | |
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Karakoçan | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′N 40°02′E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Elazığ |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ayhan Akbaba (AKP) |
| • Kaymakam | Nebi Çanga |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,083.23 km2 (418.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 13,140 |
| • District | 28,743 |
| • District density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Post code | 23600 |
| Climate | Csa |
| Website | www.karakocan.bel.tr |
| Party | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| AKP | 3.662 | 48.18% |
| HDP | 2.481 | 32.64% |
| Saadet Partisi | 1.288 | 16.95% |
| MHP | 103 | 1.36% |
| iYi Party | 53 | 0.70% |
| Party | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| BDP | 3,654 | 51.7% |
| AKP | 2,240 | 31.7% |
| SP | 1,037 | 14.7% |
| Party | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| AKP | 2,322 | 35.63% |
| DTP (BDP) | 1,876 | 28.79% |
| SP | 1,825 | 28.00% |
| CHP | 393 | 6.03% |
| MHP | 61 | 0.94% |
| Party | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| DYP | 1,144 | 20.93% |
| HADEP (BDP) | 1,132 | 20.71% |
| SP | 962 | 17.60% |
| AKP | 751 | 13.73% |
| ANAP | 743 | 13.59% |
| CHP | 690 | 12.62% |
| MHP | 21 | 0.38% |
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