Samsat District

Samsat District
Map showing Samsat District in Adıyaman Province
Map showing Samsat District in Adıyaman Province
Samsat District is located in Turkey
Samsat District
Samsat District
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°35′N 38°29′E / 37.583°N 38.483°E / 37.583; 38.483
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAdıyaman
SeatSamsat
Government
 • KaymakamHalid Yıldız
Area
319 km2 (123 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
7,313
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.samsat.gov.tr

Samsat District is a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Samsat.[1] Its area is 319 km2,[2] and its population is 7,313 (2021).[3] The district was established in 1960.[4]

A survey from 2006 estimated that Kurds constituted 96% of the population of the district.[5]

  1. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ^ Parlak, Zuhal Güler (2006). Suya batan güneş: Samsat (in Turkish). p. 88.