Southeast Anatolia
Southeast Anatolia ( Turkish Güneydoğu Anadolu ) is the second smallest of the seven geographic areas of Turkey with an area of 75,000 km² . The official name is "Southeast Anatolia Region" (tr. Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi ). It represents about 9.7% of the Turkish state territory and particularly includes parts of northern Mesopotamia . This region has officially existed since the Geography Congress in Ankara in 1941 and is geographically divided into two subregions or areas, Orta Fırat Bölümü (on the Euphrates and Dicle Bölümü on the Tigris ).
Classification
Geographically
The geographical-administrative division:
Politically
Politically, Turkey is divided into 81 provinces. This region includes the following provinces:
| Parliamentary election 2018 results from Southeast Anatolia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | percent | |||
| Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi | 40.0% | |||
| Halkların Democracy Partisi | 38.6% | |||
| Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi | 7.0% | |||
| Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi | 7.0% | |||
| Otherwise. | 7.4% | |||
climate
| Climate data of Southeast Anatolia | numbers |
|---|---|
| Average temperature | 19.5 ° C |
| Maximum temperature | 55.8 ° C |
| Lowest temperature | −17.3 ° C |
| Average humidity | 53.4 mg |
| Average rainfall | 584.5 mm |
population
According to the census in 2000, the population is 6,608,619 and the population density is 88 inhabitants / km² (TR nationwide: 88.25 inhabitants / km²). 62.7% of the population (4,143,136) live in cities, 37.3% (2,465,483) live in rural areas. The annual population growth is 2.479%.
