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==Name==
==Name==
This small remote town on the banks of Hirfanlı reservoir, was formerly known as ''Çıkınağıl'', and was renamed in honor of [[Kenan Evren]], former president of Turkey.
This small remote town on the banks of Hirfanlı reservoir, was formerly known as ''Çıkınağıl'', and was renamed after [[Kenan Evren]], former president of Turkey. In November 2019, Ak Party proposed renaming the city back to Çıkınağıl.<ref>{{cite web |title=AK Parti 'Evren' ilçesinin adının değiştirilmesi için kanun teklifi verdi |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/politika/ak-parti-evren-ilcesinin-adinin-degistirilmesi-icin-kanun-teklifi-verdi/1655945 |website=www.aa.com.tr |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref>


==Villages in the district==
==Villages in the district==

Revision as of 18:25, 4 January 2020

Evren
District
Location of Evren, Ankara within Turkey.
Location of Evren, Ankara within Turkey.
Evren is located in Turkey
Evren
Evren
Coordinates: 39°01′N 33°48′E / 39.017°N 33.800°E / 39.017; 33.800
Country Turkey
ProvinceAnkara
Government
 • GovernorHarun Yücel
 • MayorMithat Keskin (MHP)
Area
 • District179.74 km2 (69.40 sq mi)
Elevation
922 m (3,025 ft)
Population
 • Urban
Template:Turkey district populations
 • District
Template:Turkey district populations
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
06xxx
Area code0312
Licence plate06
Websitewww.evren.gov.tr

Evren, formerly Çıkınağıl, is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 178 km from the city of Ankara. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 3,343 of which 2,175 live in the town of Evren..[2][3] The district covers an area of 218 km². Since April 2009 this municipality is governed by the MHP.

Name

This small remote town on the banks of Hirfanlı reservoir, was formerly known as Çıkınağıl, and was renamed after Kenan Evren, former president of Turkey. In November 2019, Ak Party proposed renaming the city back to Çıkınağıl.[4]

Villages in the district

Notes

  1. ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ^ Statistical Institute[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  4. ^ "AK Parti 'Evren' ilçesinin adının değiştirilmesi için kanun teklifi verdi". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

References

39°01′N 33°48′E / 39.017°N 33.800°E / 39.017; 33.800