Şemdinli District is a district in the Hakkâri Province of Turkey. The district had a population of 44,742 in 2023, with the town of Şemdinli as its seat. Its area is 1,209 km2.
The district was established in 1936. Part of the district was separated to form Derecik District in 2018. The current district governor (kaymakam) is Batuhan Taşgın.
Settlements
There is one municipality in Şemdinli District: Şemdinli
The district has twenty-two villages of which three are unpopulated:
Alan (, ) Altınsu () Ayranlı () Bağlar () Beyyurdu () Boğazköy () Bozyamaç () Çalışkanlar () Çatalca () Çevre () Çubuklu () Günyazı () Kayalar () Konur () Korgan () Meşelik () Öveç () Tekeli () Tütünlü () Uğuraçan () Yaylapınar () Yufkalı ()
The district has forty-two hamlets:
Aktütün () Aşağıkayalar Aşağıtuğlu () Balıklı () Binahare () Çamlıca () Çiçekli Deravi () Dereyanı () Elmalı () Erik () Güleç () Güzekaya () Güzelkonak () Harbanlı İncesu () Karakuş Kayacık (of Beyyurdu) Kayacık (of Boğazköy) Kepenek () Koçbaşı () Mağaraönü () Meşeli () Oğlaklı () Olgunlar () Öncü () Rüzgarlı () Samanlı () Sarıca () Seçkin () Tanyolu () Tuğlu () Üçgöze () Üstünağaç () Üzümkıran (of Ayranlı, ) Üzümkıran (of Meşelik) Veliköy () Yaman () Yeniceli () Yeşilbayır () Yeşilköy () Zorgeçit ()
Population The district is populated by Kurds. Population history from 1997 to 2023 (includes Derecik District until 2018):
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