It is estimated that the village was founded 200-300 years ago. The inhabitants are from Khorasan and today's Azerbaijan . The foreign immigrants were not warmly welcomed by the people from Şarkışla, so they had to settle outside the city. This is how the name “Cem (community) -El (foreign)” came about, which was given to the foreign immigrants from Khorasan. After the first accommodations were built about 4–5 km from the town of Şarkışla, the name of the village was coined as Cemel.
Population development
year
Residents
2018
1,480
2017
1,472
2016
1,534
2015
1,495
2014
1,629
2013
1,749
2012
1,797
2011
2,103
2010
2,196
2009
2,232
2008
2.214
2007
2,357
Surname
Count year
Residents
Cemel (Belde)
2000
2,520
Cemalkoy
1990
2,039
1985
1,504
1980
1,785
1975
2,274
Cemal
1970
1,565
1965
1,507
swell
1965-2000 census results (October census)
2007-2018 Updated population figures at the end of the year
tourism
Several thousand people visit Cemel every year. Every year in July in the last week on Sunday - "Cemelliler Günü" - a big festival is celebrated.
