Silopi District

Silopi District is a district of the Şırnak Province of Turkey.^[1] The seat of the district is the town of Silopi and the population was 148,126 in 2023.^[1][2] Its area is 831 km². The district is populated by Kurds.^[3]

Silopi District
District
Map showing Silopi District in Şırnak Province
Silopi District Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°16′N 42°30′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Şırnak
Seat	Silopi
Area	831 km2 (321 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	148,126
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Settlements

Silopi District contains three beldes, thirty-three villages, of which seven are unpopulated, and moreover twenty-one hamlets.^[1][4]

Municipalities

1. Başverimli (Wehsid)
2. Çalışkan (Gitê)
3. Görümlü (Bêspin)
4. Silopi

Villages

1. Aksu (Herbol)
2. Aktepe (Girê Gewre)
3. Akyıldız (Babindak)
4. Ballıkaya (Bilga)
5. Başak (Zêdga)
6. Birlikköy (Cumayî)
7. Bostancı (Rihanî)
8. Buğdaylı (Taqyan)
9. Çardaklı (Kûlya)
10. Çiftlikköy (Bedrû)
11. Damlaca (Silib)
12. Dedeler (Babika)
13. Derebaşı (Girêçolya)
14. Doruklu (Xezayî)
15. Düzalan (Fêrikan)
16. Esenli (Germkê)
17. Kapılı (Kukît)
18. Karacaköy (Sorbitmê)
19. Kavaközü (Ribêyî)
20. Kavallı (Nêrwan)
21. Koyunören (Bêşer)
22. Kösreli (Hesena)
23. Mahmutlu
24. Ortaköy (Gundhedît)
25. Ovaköy (Korava)
26. Özgen (Seletûn)
27. Pınarönü (Eywan)
28. Selçik (Derêdefş)
29. Uyanık (Xinis)
30. Üçağaç (Şivesor, Besta Belega)
31. Yazıköy (Şemika)
32. Yeniköy (Xirabreşik)
33. Yolağzı (Girkûnda)

Population

Population history from 2007 to 2023:^[2]

Population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	96,690	—
2010	104,094	+2.49%
2015	121,463	+3.13%
2020	138,814	+2.71%
2023	148,126	+2.19%