Eyyübiye | |
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District and
municipality | |
Coordinates: 37°07′58″N 38°47′55″E / 37.1328°N 38.7986°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Şanlıurfa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mehmet Kuş ( AKP) |
Area | 1,626 km2 (628 sq mi) |
Population (2022)
[1] | 391,795 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Area code | 0414 |
Website |
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Eyyübiye is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 1,626 km2, [3] and its population is 391,795 (2022). [1] The district Eyyübiye was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Şanlıurfa Province, along with the new districts Haliliye and Karaköprü. [4] [5] It covers the central and southern part of the agglomeration of Şanlıurfa and the adjacent countryside. In the local elections of 31 March 2019, Mehmet Kuş ( AKP) was elected mayor. [6] Mustafa Hamit Kıyıcı is the appointed district governor. [7]
A 2018 survey on first language conducted by the municipality showed that 56.8% of the district spoke Kurdish as their first language, followed by Arabic at 38.9% and Turkish at 4.3%. [8]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2013 | 360,509 | — |
2017 | 375,967 | +1.06% |
2022 | 391,795 | +0.83% |
Source: TÜIK (2013-2022) [1] |
There are 163 neighbourhoods in Eyyübiye District: [9]