Nurhak

Nurhak (Kurdish: Nûrheq^[2]) is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.^[3] Its area is 1,028 km²,^[4] and its population is 12,257 (2022).^[1]

Nurhak
District and municipality
Map showing Nurhak District in Kahramanmaraş Province
Nurhak Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°57′57″N 37°25′38″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Kahramanmaraş
Government
• Mayor	İlkay BEY (CHP)
Area	1,028 km2 (397 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	12,257
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	46370
Area code	0344
Website	www.nurhak.bel.tr

Composition

There are 16 neighbourhoods in Nurhak District:^[5]

• Ağcaşar
• Alçiçek Değirmenkaya
• Barış
• Biçim
• Eskiköy
• Gürsel
• Hüyük
• Karaçar
• Karşıyaka
• Kıyılar
• Kullar
• Pınarbaşı
• Seyitaliler
• Tatlar
• Umutlu
• Yenimahalle

Demography

The district is populated by Kurds and Turks.^[6][7]

Settlement	Ethnicity
Nurhak (Nûrheq)	Kurdish and Turkish[8]
Ağcaşar	Kurdish[9]
Barış (Derwend)	Kurdish[8]
Umutlu (Tevekkelî)	Kurdish[8]