Bingöl

Bingöl
Bingöl
—  City  —
Bingöl is located in Turkey
Bingöl
Coordinates: 38°53′5″N 40°29′47″E / 38.88472°N 40.49639°E / 38.88472; 40.49639Coordinates: 38°53′5″N 40°29′47″E / 38.88472°N 40.49639°E / 38.88472; 40.49639[1]
Country Turkey
Province Bingöl Province
Government
 – Mayor Serdar Atalay (AKP)
Population
 – Estimate (2010) 87,918

Bingöl (Zazaki: Çewlig, or Çolig) is a city in Eastern Turkey. It is also known as Çabakcur (Armenian: Ճապաղջուր), which means violent water in Armenian. It is surrounded by mountains and a large number of glacier lakes, hence the name (Turkish for: a thousand lakes). Lately, the town has become a popular tourist destination. According to 2009 estimates, it has a population of 87,918 .[2]

Bingöl is the capital of Bingöl Province, one of the 81 provinces of Turkey.

On May 1, 2003 the whole area suffered from a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, leaving 177 dead and 520 injured. On 8 March 2010, the area suffered another earthquake, of magnitude 5.9, with its epicenter in Elâzığ Province, 45 km (28 mi) west of Bingöl.

Geography

Bingöl is 144 km east of Elâzığ and is situated in the high region of Eastern Anatolia. Bingöl is a mountainous area with heights reaching 10,000 foot. [3]

Climate

Bingöl has a continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsa), with hot and dry summers and cold and snowy winters. The driest months are July and August and the wettest are February and December.

Climate data for Bingöl
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9)		 16.2
(61.2)		 22.3
(72.1)		 28.6
(83.5)		 33.4
(92.1)		 38.0
(100.4)		 42.0
(107.6)		 40.6
(105.1)		 37.8
(100.0)		 32.0
(89.6)		 23.0
(73.4)		 22.8
(73.0)		 42
(107.6)
Average high °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2)		 3.3
(37.9)		 9.2
(48.6)		 16.4
(61.5)		 22.7
(72.9)		 29.3
(84.7)		 34.6
(94.3)		 34.7
(94.5)		 29.8
(85.6)		 21.5
(70.7)		 12.2
(54.0)		 4.6
(40.3)		 18.34
(65.02)
Average low °C (°F) −6.4
(20.5)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 5.7
(42.3)		 10.0
(50.0)		 14.6
(58.3)		 18.9
(66.0)		 18.5
(65.3)		 13.5
(56.3)		 8.2
(46.8)		 2.1
(35.8)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 6.36
(43.44)
Record low °C (°F) −23.2
(−9.8)		 −21.6
(−6.9)		 −20.3
(−4.5)		 −7.2
(19.0)		 1.0
(33.8)		 5.8
(42.4)		 8.8
(47.8)		 10.5
(50.9)		 4.2
(39.6)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 −15
(5.0)		 −25.1
(−13.2)		 −25.1
(−13.2)
Precipitation mm (inches) 124.8
(4.913)		 138.5
(5.453)		 129.6
(5.102)		 120.8
(4.756)		 75.2
(2.961)		 21.2
(0.835)		 7.4
(0.291)		 5.1
(0.201)		 11.1
(0.437)		 66.7
(2.626)		 111.9
(4.406)		 131.7
(5.185)		 944
(37.17)
Avg. rainy days 12.1 12.5 13.8 15.1 13.9 6.0 2.4 2.2 2.7 8.6 9.5 12.4 111.2
Sunshine hours 105.4 123.2 155 168 238.7 291 310 294.5 258 195.3 135 93 2,367.1
Source: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü [4]


References

  1. ^ http://www.maplandia.com/turkey/bingol/bingol/
  2. ^ Statistical Institute
  3. ^ "All About Turkey". http://www.allaboutturkey.com/bingol.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-19. 
  4. ^ http://www.dmi.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?m=BINGOL

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