Uludere

For other uses, see Uludere (disambiguation).

Uludere (Kurdish: Qileban) is a town and the seat of the Uludere District in the Şırnak Province of Turkey.^[1] The town is populated by Kurds of the Goyan tribe and had a population of 12,068 in 2023.^[2][3]

Uludere
Municipality
Uludere Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.446°N 42.852°E / 37.446; 42.852
Country	Turkey
Province	Şırnak
District	Uludere
Government
• Mayor	Sait Ürek (AKP)
Population  (2023)	12,068
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Its mayor is Sait Ürek from the party AKP.^[4]

Neighborhoods

Uludere is divided into the six neighborhoods of Gündoğdu, Kılaban, Küçükçay, Ödül, Özelli and Yeşilova.^[1]

Population

Population history from 2007 to 2023:^[2]

Population

Year	Pop.	±%
2007	9,228	—
2010	7,326	−20.6%
2015	7,107	−3.0%
2020	9,634	+35.6%
2023	12,068	+25.3%