Cihanbeyli
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Cihanbeyli is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 3,702 km2, and its population is 50,677 (2022). According to a 2017 estimate by the German Federal Agency for Civic Education, Kurds make up at least 50% of the population of Cihanbeyli.
History
Cihanbeyli was part of Pitassa in antiquity.
Composition
There are 47 neighbourhoods in Cihanbeyli District:
- Ağabeyli
- Ahirigüzel
- Atçeken
- Bahçelievler
- Beyliova
- Böğrüdelik
- Bulduk
- Büyükbeşkavak
- Çimen
- Çölyaylası
- Cumhuriyet
- Damlakuyu
- Gemecik
- Göktepe
- Gölyazı
- Günyüzü
- Hodoğlu
- İnsuyu
- Kale
- Kandil
- Karabağ
- Karatepe
- Karşıyaka
- Kayı
- Kelhasan
- Kırkışla
- Kocatepe
- Köprübaşı
- Korkmazlar
- Küçükbeşkavak
- Kuşca
- Kütükuşağı
- Mutlukonak
- Pınarbaşı
- Sağlık
- Sığırcık
- Taşpınar
- Tüfekçipınarı
- Turanlar
- Üzerliktepe
- Uzuncayayla
- Yapalı
- Yeniceoba
- Yeniyayla
- Yeşilöz
- Yünlükuyu
- Zaferiye
Climate
Cihanbeyli's climate is classified as cold semi-arid (Köppen: BSk). The town experiences hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
| Climate data for Cihanbeyli (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 18.1 (64.6) | 23.5 (74.3) | 28.2 (82.8) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.9 (89.4) | 27.4 (81.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 6.1 (43.0) | 18.8 (65.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) | 1.6 (34.9) | 6.1 (43.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.6 (69.1) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 6.1 (43.0) | 1.5 (34.7) | 12.0 (53.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) | −3.2 (26.2) | 0.2 (32.4) | 4.4 (39.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.9 (60.6) | 11.4 (52.5) | 6.7 (44.1) | 0.8 (33.4) | −2.1 (28.2) | 5.7 (42.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.49 (1.24) | 28.62 (1.13) | 34.46 (1.36) | 36.8 (1.45) | 34.19 (1.35) | 38.49 (1.52) | 7.41 (0.29) | 6.52 (0.26) | 14.28 (0.56) | 24.97 (0.98) | 29.05 (1.14) | 39.82 (1.57) | 326.1 (12.84) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 58.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80.2 | 74.0 | 64.9 | 60.3 | 56.6 | 50.3 | 41.3 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 58.5 | 71.7 | 80.8 | 60.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 95.6 | 133.0 | 182.1 | 225.0 | 281.9 | 310.3 | 354.7 | 342.0 | 269.4 | 208.0 | 154.3 | 95.1 | 2,651.5 |
| Source: NOAA |
Demography
Cihanbeyli district has a significant Kurdish population from various Kurdish tribes.
| Name | Ethnicity |
|---|---|
| Cihanbeyli | Kurdish and others |
| Beyliova | Kurdish |
| Böğrüdelik | Siberian Tatar and Kurdish |
| Bulduk | Kurdish |
| Büyükbeşkavak | Kurdish |
| Çimen | Kurdish |
| Çöl | Kurdish |
| Gölyazı | Kurdish |
| Günyüzü | Kurdish |
| Hodoğlu | Turkish |
| Kandil | Kurdish |
| Kelhasan | Kurdish |
| Kırkışla | Kurdish |
| Korkmazlar | Kurdish |
| Kuşça | Kurdish |
| Küçükbeşkavak | Kurdish |
| Kütükuşağı | Kurdish |
| Sağlık | Kurdish |
| Taşpınar | Kurdish and Turkish |
| Turanlar | Kurdish |
| Yapalı | Kurdish |
| Yeniceoba | Kurdish |
| Yeşildere | Kurdish |
| Yünlükuyu | Kurdish |
| Zaferiye | Kurdish |
Notable people
- Eyüp Can (boxer) (1964*), Boxer
- Leyla Güven (1964*), Kurdish Politician
External links
- (in Turkish)
- (in Turkish)