Kangalis a town inSivas ProvinceinTurkey.It is the seat ofKangal District.[2]Its population is 8,948 (2022).[1]The current mayor is Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın from theGreat Unity Party(BBP).[3]
Kangal | |
|---|---|
 Kangal city center | |
  Kangal Location in Turkey  Kangal Kangal (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates:39°14′12″N37°23′19″E/ 39.23667°N 37.38861°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Sivas |
| District | Kangal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın (BBP) |
| Elevation | 1,540 m (5,050 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 8,948 |
| Time zone | UTC+3(TRT) |
| Postal code | 58900 |
| Area code | 0346 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editThe town is populated by SunniKurdsand Sunni Turks in addition to a very small Alevi and Armenian population.[4]
Climate
editKangal has a dry-summercontinental climate(Köppen:Dsb).[5]Winters are very cold, and summers are dry, with hot days and cold nights.
| Climate data for Kangal (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 33.13 (1.30) |
32.52 (1.28) |
40.78 (1.61) |
55.1 (2.17) |
58.42 (2.30) |
34.62 (1.36) |
10.92 (0.43) |
6.82 (0.27) |
15.13 (0.60) |
32.75 (1.29) |
29.89 (1.18) |
36.03 (1.42) |
386.11 (15.20) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.3 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 67.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 81.2 | 80.0 | 73.7 | 66.5 | 66.9 | 62.0 | 55.0 | 53.8 | 56.2 | 66.3 | 74.4 | 81.2 | 68.1 |
| Source:NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
edit- Hüseyin Alp(1935–1983) basketball player and actor
See also
edit- Kangal dog
- Deliktaş Tunnel,Turkey's longest railway tunnel
References
edit- ^ab"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports"(XLS).TÜİK.Retrieved22 May2023.
- ^İlçe Belediyesi,Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12)."Sivas Kangal Seçim Sonuçları – Kangal Yerel Seçim Sonuçları".Yeni Şafak(in Turkish).Retrieved2019-12-06.
- ^Coşkun, Hasan (2014).Geleneksel Alevi sosyal örgütlenmesi Sivas Kangal Türkmen Alevileri örneği(PDF)(Thesis) (in Turkish). Necmettin Erbakan University. p. 57. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 21 April 2023.
- ^"Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria".Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^"World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Kangal".National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.RetrievedJanuary 15,2024.
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