Çelikhan District

Çelikhan District is a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Çelikhan.^[1] Its area is 444 km²,^[2] and its population is 15,294 (2021).^[3] The district was established in 1954.^[4]

Çelikhan District
District
Map showing Çelikhan District in Adıyaman Province
Çelikhan District Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°02′N 38°15′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Adıyaman
Seat	Çelikhan
Government
• Kaymakam	Murat Uz
Area	444 km2 (171 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	15,294
• Density	34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Composition

There are 2 municipalities in Çelikhan District:^[1][5]

• Çelikhan (Komaşir)
• Pınarbaşı (Bulam)

There are 20 villages in Çelikhan District:^[6]

• Aksu (Bistigan)
• Altıntaş (Diregî)
• Askerhan (Eskeran)
• Bozgedik (Koltik)
• Çampınar
• Fatih
• Gölbağı (Aptulharab)
• İncirli
• Kalecik (Porga)
• Karaçayır (Xidiran)
• Karagöl (Golreş)
• Korucak (Rûtikan)
• Köseuşağı
• Mutlu (Şirfîn)
• Recep (Recew)
• Şerefhan (Şerefxan)
• Yağızatlı (Bistikan)
• Yeşilova
• Yeşiltepe
• Yeşilyayla (Gov)

Demography

Around 60% of the district is populated by Kurds from the Reşwan tribe including the main town of Çelikhan.^[7]