What is the population of Kangal, Sivas?

Kangal has a population of approximately 21,484 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Kangal, Sivas located?

Kangal is located in Sivas, Türkiye, at approximate coordinates 39.2357°, 37.3909°.

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Kangal

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Kangal

Total population

21,484

Elevation1540 m

Coordinates39.24°, 37.39°

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City facts

Elevation

1540 m

Official website

www.kangal.gov.tr

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Overview

Kangal is a town in Sivas Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Kangal District. Its population is 8,948 (2022). The current mayor is Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın from the Great Unity Party (BBP).

History & geography

History

Kangal was known in the time of emperor Diocletian under the name Euspena and later during the Byzantine Empire as Spynin. The Byzantine general Eustathios Argyros was buried here in the monastery of St Elizabeth which had been constructed by his grandfather Leon. The town, known in Ottoman times as Qangal, had an Armenian church until the first massacres against the Armenians in 1895.

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Geography

Latitude

39.2357

Longitude

37.3909

Water area

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

4.77

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,740

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

712

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Attention level

Obscure

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Books about Kangal

I. Uluslararası Kangal Köpeği Sempozyumu

Turkey) Uluslararası Kangal Köpeği Sempozyumu (1st 2003 Sivas · 2003

Sosyal, kültürel, ekonomik, coğrafi, tarihi ve folklorik [yönden] Kangal

Recep Çevik · 1996

Folklor defterleri, 1907-1945

İbrahim Olcaytu · 2000

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