Sincik District

Sincik District is a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Sincik.^[1] Its area is 495 km²,^[2] and its population is 16,341 (2021).^[3]

Sincik District
District
Map showing Sincik District in Adıyaman Province
Sincik District Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°02′N 38°37′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Adıyaman
Seat	Sincik
Government
• Kaymakam	İbrahim Özkan
Area	495 km2 (191 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	16,341
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

The district was established in 1990.^[4]

Composition

There are two municipalities in Sincik District:^[1][5]

• İnlice (Geler)
• Sincik (Sinciq)

There are 24 villages in Sincik District:^[6]

• Aksu (Avêspî)
• Alancık (Lagîn)
• Arıkonak (Qomîk)
• Balkaya (Hecik)
• Çamdere (Palikan)
• Çat
• Çatbahçe (Çavcûk)
• Dilektepe(Kalikan)
• Eskiköy
• Geçitli (Zevîkerê)
• Hasanlı (Hesencûbûr)
• Hüseyinli (Hopan)
• Karaköse (Qereqose)
• Narlı (Pamlî)
• Pınarbaşı (Kiran)
• Sakız (Seqiz)
• Serince (Dud)
• Söğütlübahçe (Sogûtbahçe)
• Subaşı (Serav)
• Şahinbeyler
• Şahkolu (Şahkullî)
• Taşkale (Tixinkar)
• Uğurlu
• Yarpuzlu (Bîrîmşe)

Demography

The town and its villages are populated by Kurds from the Reşwan tribe.^[7]