Kangal  | |
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![]() Kangal city center  | |
![]() Kangal Location in Turkey ![]() Kangal Kangal (Turkey Central Anatolia)  | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′12″N 37°23′19″E / 39.23667°N 37.38861°E | |
| Country | Turkey | 
| Province | Sivas | 
| District | Kangal | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın (BBP) | 
| Elevation | 1,540 m (5,050 ft) | 
| Population  (2022)[1]  | 8,948 | 
| Time zone | TRT (UTC+3) | 
| Postal code | 58900  | 
| Area code | 0346 | 
| Website | www | 
Kangal is a town in Sivas Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Kangal District.[2] Its population is 8,948 (2022).[1] The current mayor is Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın from the Great Unity Party (BBP).[3]
Demographics
The town is populated by Sunni Kurds and Sunni Turks in addition to a very small Alevi and Armenian population.[4]
Climate
Kangal has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen: Dsb).[5] 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[6] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Hüseyin Alp (1935–1983) basketball player and actor
 
See also
- Kangal dog
 - Deliktaş Tunnel, Turkey's longest railway tunnel
 
References
- 1 2 "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.
 - ↑ "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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