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Varto District

Coordinates: 39°10′N 41°27′E / 39.167°N 41.450°E / 39.167; 41.450
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Varto District
Map showing Varto District in Muş Province
Map showing Varto District in Muş Province
Varto District is located in Turkey
Varto District
Varto District
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°10′N 41°27′E / 39.167°N 41.450°E / 39.167; 41.450
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMuş
SeatVarto
Government
 • KaymakamMusa AYYILDIZ
Area
1,318 km2 (509 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
30,267
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.varto.gov.tr

Varto District (Armenian: Վարդոյի գաւառակ) is a district of the Muş Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Varto.[1] Its area is 1,318 km2,[2] and its population is 30,267 (2022).[3]

Geology and geomorphology

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Varto District is surrounded by Bingöl Mountains from the north and Şerafettin Mountains from the south.[4] Akdoğan Lakes are located in the east of the district center.[5] The altitude exceeds 3000 meters in the Bingöl mountains in the north of the district center and 2300 meters in the Akdoğan and Şerafettin Mountains.[6]

Education

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Hamurpet Secondary School is one of the schools in the district.[7]

Composition

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There is one municipality in Varto District:[1]

There are 93 villages in Varto District:[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Determination Of Tectonic Activity In The Varto Basin (Muş) With Geomorphic Indices" (PDF) (in Turkish). Bingöl University. March 2019. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Göller". mus.ktb.gov.tr. Muş İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Muş Varto ilçesinin jeotermal potansiyelinin tespiti, termal otel ve sağlık merkezi fizibilite raporu" (PDF) (in Turkish). Doğu Anadolu kalınma ajansı. 2020. p. 28.
  7. ^ "Hamurpet İmam Hatip Ortaokulu". hamurpetimamhatiportaokulu.meb.k12.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.