Esendere, Yüksekova
Esendere (Kurdish: Bajêrga mezin) is a belde in Yüksekova District in Hakkâri Province in Turkey. The belde is populated by Kurds of the Dirî and Geravî tribes and had a population of 4,497 in 2023.
The State road D.400 runs through Esendere before it ends at the border with Iran.
It comprises the neighborhoods of Güvenli, Merkez, Sarıyıldız and Yılmaz.
Population
Population history from 1997 to 2023:
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3,153 | — |
| 2007 | 3,343 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 3,337 | −0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,222 | −3.4% |
| 2022 | 2,786 | −13.5% |
| 2023 | 4,497 | +61.4% |
References
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- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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- ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.