Basic Information
NameMERKEZ
Province AffiliatedKARS
Number of Streets842
Number of Independent Business Licensed Offices6,984
Number of Apartments with Residential Licenses55,199
Number of Households / Families32,589
Total Population122,524
Turkish Citizen Population121,331
Foreign National Population1,193

MERKEZ is a district of KARS province. The population is 122524, the number of streets is 842, the number of apartments with housing licenses is 55199 and the number of independent businesses with business licenses is 6984. The average age is calculated as 28, 28 for men and 28 for women. 34597 people have never married, 53858 people are married, 4335 people of (wife - husband) have passed away, and 2320 people are divorced. The average household size of the district is 3, Tek kisinin yasadigi hane sayisi 6355, and the number of nuclear family households is 21046.

Population and Family Structure
District Center Population96,700
Town and Village Population25,824
Male Population63,277
Female Population59,247
Average Age28
Average Age of Males28
Average Age of Females28
Number of Household Members32,589
Average Household Size3
Number of Single Person Households6,355
Number of Nuclear Family Households21,046
Number of Large Family Households4,301
Number of Non-Nuclear Family Households887
Areas
NameArea
Mining & Construction1
Nature33
Sports0
Water1
Agriculture46
Road & Airport & Port0
Urban Area17
Physical Condition and Risks
Organized Industrial Zones2
Gas Stations31
Shortest Distance to Fault Line (m)58,200
Average Distance to Fault Line (m)87,563
Lowest Altitude (m)1,410
Highest Altitude (m)2,669
Avg Altitude (m)1,852
Climate
Avg Temperature (°C)6.02
Min Temperature (°C)-25.79
Rainfall amount (cm/day)2.91
Snowfall amount (cm/day)0.59
Civil status
StatusPopulation
Divorced2,320
Wife deceased4,335
Married53,858
Never married34,597
Education Status
DiplomaPopulation
Other14,334
Primary School19,172
Secondary School26,471
High School25,489
Bachelor16,577
Master2,185
PhD592
Age distribution
Age GroupPopulation
Children 0-1427,414
Youth 15-2936,816
Adults 30-4426,787
Middle 45-5917,827
Old +6013,680
Whence
PROVINCEPOPULATION
DIYARBAKIR1,206
KONYA564
ÇORUM420
BALIKESIR339
MANISA269
NIGDE223
NEVSEHIR165
ISPARTA117
ÇANAKKALE93
TUNCELI50
IGDIR1,103
MALATYA543
YOZGAT416
ELAZIG328
BITLIS269
ERZINCAN203
DENIZLI156
ESKISEHIR112
BOLU78
TEKIRDAG47
AGRI813
ADANA502
MERSIN407
BATMAN312
BINGÖL253
ISTANBUL201
SIIRT155
SAKARYA112
KPROVINCEIS77
KIRKLARELI41
ARDAHAN3,546
TRABZON656
KAYSERI435
ORDU376
GIRESUN288
SIRNAK226
GÜMÜSHANE165
KASTAMONU122
MUGLA96
DÜZCE64
KARS93,298
SANLIURFA767
MARDIN459
ADIYAMAN386
MUS298
AMASYA234
KÜTAHYA168
AYDIN126
BAYBURT103
KARABÜK67
YALOVA15
KAHRAMANMARAS794
HATAY468
ARTVIN392
AFYONKARAHISAR308
KIRIKKALE241
BURSA173
ANTALYA130
KARAMAN105
KOCAELI68
BPROVINCEECIK23
VAN808
SIVAS492
ANKARA397
OSMANIYE311
IZMIR244
RIZE193
ÇANKIRI148
USAK110
BURDUR75
BARTIN32
ERZURUM2,056
SAMSUN589
GAZIANTEP432
TOKAT346
HAKKARI271
KIRSEHIR224
AKSARAY165
ZONGULDAK117
SINOP95
EDIRNE55
Development Indicators
IndicatorValue
Per Capita Disposable Income (Month) - TL9,579
Savings (Month) - TL862
Number of Bank Branches13
Number of ATMs81
Number of Pharmacies43
Land Equivalent Value (TL)229
Development Groups
GroupPopulation
GROUP A20,027
GROUP B25,316
GROUP C38,122
GROUP D35,403
A PLUS3,669
Spending Rates
CategorySpending
Food2,416
Alcohol & Tobacco397
Clothing361
Housing2,765
Furniture & Housewares454
Communication333
Health178
Transportation786
Entertainment & Culture148
Education190
Restaurants & Hotels445
Other238
Mayoral Election
PartyVotes
AKP0
CHP7,805
DEM13,120
MHP16,384
IYI4,162
YRP1,617
Independent740
Other1,437
Election Date31 March 2024
Election NameLocal Elections - Mayoralty
Election AreaMERKEZ
Number of Voters64,725
Number of Valid Votes45,265
Total Independent Votes740
İl Genel Meclisi Seçimi
PartiAldığı Oy
AKP7,872
CHP11,264
DEM14,627
MHP14,599
İYİ4,396
YRP2,302
BĞMSZ178
Diğer2,269
Election Date31 March 2024
Election NameYerel Seçim - Il Genel Meclisi
Election AreaMERKEZ
Number of Voters83,240
Number of Valid Votes57,507
Total Independent Votes178
Municipal Council Election
PartyVotes
AKP0
CHP8,917
DEM12,179
MHP14,635
IYI4,280
YRP1,808
Independent154
Other1,839
Election Date31 March 2024
Election NameLocal Election - City Council
Election AreaMERKEZ
Number of Voters64,725
Number of Valid Votes44,441
Total Independent Votes154
2023 Parliamentary Elections
PartyVotes
AKP12,430
CHP12,298
MHP6,246
IYI12,819
Zafer0
Memleket376
YenidenRefah984
YesilSolParty15,669
Millet51
HakPar32
TKP83
TKH34
SolParty307
GencParty73
BBP417
TIP0
AB132
ANAP0
YP29
HKP68
GBP56
MilliYol34
Vatan73
AP157
Independent0
Election Date14 May 2023
Election NameParliamentary Election
District NameMERKEZ
Number of Voters78,150
Number of Valid Votes62,905
Total Independent Votes0
2023 Presidential Election 1st Round
AdayOy
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu37,661
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan21,276
Sinan Oğan4,494
Muharrem İnce338
Election Date1. tour 14 May 2023, 2. tour 28 May 2023
Election NamePresidential Election - 2 rounds held
District NameMERKEZ
Number of Voters78,222
Number of Valid Votes60,143
2023 Presidential Election 2st Round
PartiOy
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu38,040
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan22,103
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