Karakoyunlu

Municipality in Iğdır, Turkey

39°58′21″N 44°10′22″E / 39.97250°N 44.17278°E / 39.97250; 44.17278CountryTurkeyProvinceIğdırDistrictKarakoyunluGovernment

• MayorBayramali Ballı (MHP)Elevation

848 m (2,782 ft)Population

(2022)^[1]

2,728Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

76700

Area code0476Websitewww.karakoyunlu.bel.tr

Karakoyunlu is a town in Iğdır Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Karakoyunlu District.^[2] Its population is 2,728 (2022).^[1] The town is populated by Azerbaijanis.^[3]

Statues with ram heads

Gravestones with ram heads existing in almost all old cemeteries in Iğdır Plain are remnants from the Kara Koyunlu period. These commemorate brave, heroic persons and young persons who died at a young age.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	2,231	—
1985	2,813	+4.75%
1990	4,110	+7.88%
1997	5,159	+3.30%
2007	2,649	−6.45%
2012	2,664	+0.11%
2017	2,804	+1.03%
2022	2,728	−0.55%
Source: Population censuses (1980-1997)^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] and TÜIK (2007-2022)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 296.
^ "Introduction of Iğdır", Iğdır Municipality Publishing, 2003
^ "1980 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1980. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2022.
^ "1985 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2021.
^ "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.