MERKEZ KARS - MAHALLE PORTAL

Basic Information

Name	MERKEZ
Province Affiliated	KARS
Number of Streets	842
Number of Independent Business Licensed Offices	6,984
Number of Apartments with Residential Licenses	55,199
Number of Households / Families	32,589
Total Population	122,524
Turkish Citizen Population	121,331
Foreign National Population	1,193

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 Population	96,700
Town and Village Population	25,824
Male Population	63,277
Female Population	59,247
Average Age	28
Average Age of Males	28
Average Age of Females	28
Number of Household Members	32,589
Average Household Size	3
Number of Single Person Households	6,355
Number of Nuclear Family Households	21,046
Number of Large Family Households	4,301
Number of Non-Nuclear Family Households	887

Areas

Name	Area
Mining & Construction	1
Nature	33
Sports	0
Water	1
Agriculture	46
Road & Airport & Port	0
Urban Area	17

Physical Condition and Risks

Organized Industrial Zones	2
Gas Stations	31
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

Status	Population
Divorced	2,320
Wife deceased	4,335
Married	53,858
Never married	34,597

Education Status

Diploma	Population
Other	14,334
Primary School	19,172
Secondary School	26,471
High School	25,489
Bachelor	16,577
Master	2,185
PhD	592

Age distribution

Age Group	Population
Children 0-14	27,414
Youth 15-29	36,816
Adults 30-44	26,787
Middle 45-59	17,827
Old +60	13,680

Whence

PROVINCE	POPULATION
DIYARBAKIR	1,206
KONYA	564
ÇORUM	420
BALIKESIR	339
MANISA	269
NIGDE	223
NEVSEHIR	165
ISPARTA	117
ÇANAKKALE	93
TUNCELI	50
IGDIR	1,103
MALATYA	543
YOZGAT	416
ELAZIG	328
BITLIS	269
ERZINCAN	203
DENIZLI	156
ESKISEHIR	112
BOLU	78
TEKIRDAG	47
AGRI	813
ADANA	502
MERSIN	407
BATMAN	312
BINGÖL	253
ISTANBUL	201
SIIRT	155
SAKARYA	112
KPROVINCEIS	77
KIRKLARELI	41
ARDAHAN	3,546
TRABZON	656
KAYSERI	435
ORDU	376
GIRESUN	288
SIRNAK	226
GÜMÜSHANE	165
KASTAMONU	122
MUGLA	96
DÜZCE	64
KARS	93,298
SANLIURFA	767
MARDIN	459
ADIYAMAN	386
MUS	298
AMASYA	234
KÜTAHYA	168
AYDIN	126
BAYBURT	103
KARABÜK	67
YALOVA	15
KAHRAMANMARAS	794
HATAY	468
ARTVIN	392
AFYONKARAHISAR	308
KIRIKKALE	241
BURSA	173
ANTALYA	130
KARAMAN	105
KOCAELI	68
BPROVINCEECIK	23
VAN	808
SIVAS	492
ANKARA	397
OSMANIYE	311
IZMIR	244
RIZE	193
ÇANKIRI	148
USAK	110
BURDUR	75
BARTIN	32
ERZURUM	2,056
SAMSUN	589
GAZIANTEP	432
TOKAT	346
HAKKARI	271
KIRSEHIR	224
AKSARAY	165
ZONGULDAK	117
SINOP	95
EDIRNE	55

Development Indicators

Indicator	Value
Per Capita Disposable Income (Month) - TL	9,579
Savings (Month) - TL	862
Number of Bank Branches	13
Number of ATMs	81
Number of Pharmacies	43
Land Equivalent Value (TL)	229

Development Groups

Group	Population
GROUP A	20,027
GROUP B	25,316
GROUP C	38,122
GROUP D	35,403
A PLUS	3,669

Spending Rates

Category	Spending
Food	2,416
Alcohol & Tobacco	397
Clothing	361
Housing	2,765
Furniture & Housewares	454
Communication	333
Health	178
Transportation	786
Entertainment & Culture	148
Education	190
Restaurants & Hotels	445
Other	238

Mayoral Election

Party	Votes
AKP	0
CHP	7,805
DEM	13,120
MHP	16,384
IYI	4,162
YRP	1,617
Independent	740
Other	1,437

Election Date	31 March 2024
Election Name	Local Elections - Mayoralty
Election Area	MERKEZ
Number of Voters	64,725
Number of Valid Votes	45,265
Total Independent Votes	740

İl Genel Meclisi Seçimi

Parti	Aldığı Oy
AKP	7,872
CHP	11,264
DEM	14,627
MHP	14,599
İYİ	4,396
YRP	2,302
BĞMSZ	178
Diğer	2,269

Election Date	31 March 2024
Election Name	Yerel Seçim - Il Genel Meclisi
Election Area	MERKEZ
Number of Voters	83,240
Number of Valid Votes	57,507
Total Independent Votes	178

Municipal Council Election

Party	Votes
AKP	0
CHP	8,917
DEM	12,179
MHP	14,635
IYI	4,280
YRP	1,808
Independent	154
Other	1,839

Election Date	31 March 2024
Election Name	Local Election - City Council
Election Area	MERKEZ
Number of Voters	64,725
Number of Valid Votes	44,441
Total Independent Votes	154

2023 Parliamentary Elections

Party	Votes
AKP	12,430
CHP	12,298
MHP	6,246
IYI	12,819
Zafer	0
Memleket	376
YenidenRefah	984
YesilSolParty	15,669
Millet	51
HakPar	32
TKP	83
TKH	34
SolParty	307
GencParty	73
BBP	417
TIP	0
AB	132
ANAP	0
YP	29
HKP	68
GBP	56
MilliYol	34
Vatan	73
AP	157
Independent	0

Election Date	14 May 2023
Election Name	Parliamentary Election
District Name	MERKEZ
Number of Voters	78,150
Number of Valid Votes	62,905
Total Independent Votes	0

2023 Presidential Election 1st Round

Aday	Oy
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu	37,661
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	21,276
Sinan Oğan	4,494
Muharrem İnce	338

Election Date	1. tour 14 May 2023, 2. tour 28 May 2023
Election Name	Presidential Election - 2 rounds held
District Name	MERKEZ
Number of Voters	78,222
Number of Valid Votes	60,143

2023 Presidential Election 2st Round

Parti	Oy
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu	38,040
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	22,103