Kale, Malatya

Kale (Kurdish: Îzolî/Qela)[3] is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Cemal Akdemir (AKP).

Kale
Kale
Coordinates: 38°24′58″N 38°46′00″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMalatya
Government
 • MayorCemal Akdemir (AKP)
 • KaymakamOsman Bilgin
Area
[1]
 • District193.07 km2 (74.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
1,681
 • District
5,917
 • District density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Post code
4437x

Demographics

The district is fully Sunni Kurdish with the exception of one Kurdish Alevi village.[4]

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55.
  4. Ertürk, Kenan (2000). "Malatya'nın etnik yapısının siyasi hayata etkileri" (in Turkish). Istanbul: 138–139, 172. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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