Kangal
Kangal is a town in Sivas Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Kangal District. Its population is 8,948 (2022). The current mayor is Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın from the Great Unity Party (BBP).
Demographics
The town is populated by Sunni Kurds and Sunni Turks in addition to a very small Alevi and Armenian population.
Climate
Kangal has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen: Dsb). Winters are very cold, and summers are dry, with hot days and cold nights.
| Climate data for Kangal (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.13 (1.30) |
32.52 (1.28) |
40.78 (1.61) |
55.1 (2.17) |
58.42 (2.30) |
34.62 (1.36) |
10.92 (0.43) |
6.82 (0.27) |
15.13 (0.60) |
32.75 (1.29) |
29.89 (1.18) |
36.03 (1.42) |
386.11 (15.20) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.3 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 67.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81.2 | 80.0 | 73.7 | 66.5 | 66.9 | 62.0 | 55.0 | 53.8 | 56.2 | 66.3 | 74.4 | 81.2 | 68.1 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Hüseyin Alp (1935–1983) basketball player and actor
See also
- Kangal dog
- Deliktaş Tunnel, Turkey's longest railway tunnel
References
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12). "Sivas Kangal Seçim Sonuçları – Kangal Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- ^ Coşkun, Hasan (2014). Geleneksel Alevi sosyal örgütlenmesi Sivas Kangal Türkmen Alevileri örneği (PDF) (Thesis) (in Turkish). Necmettin Erbakan University. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Kangal". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
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