Taşburun, Karakoyunlu

Taşburun is a village in Karakoyunlu District, Iğdır Province, Turkey.^[2] Its population is 927 (2022).^[1] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3] The village is populated by Azerbaijanis.^[4]

Taşburun
Municipality
Taşburun Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°59′N 44°15′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Iğdır
District	Karakoyunlu
Elevation	840 m (2,760 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	2,098
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	76800
Area code	0476

Geography

Taşburun is situated on Turkish state highway D.080 which connects Turkey to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Mount Ararat is to the south and Armenian border is to the east. The distance to Karakoyunlu is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) and to Iğdır is 22 kilometres (14 mi).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	2,572	—
1997	1,771	−5.19%
2007	2,186	+2.13%
2012	2,076	−1.03%
2017	1,434	−7.13%
2022	927	−8.36%
Source: Population censuses (1990-1997)[5][6] and TÜIK (2007-2022)[1]

Economy

Main economic sectors are agriculture and animal breeding. There is also a small flour factory.^[7]