Kangal | |
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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 | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
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]
The town is populated by Sunni Kurds and Sunni Turks in addition to a very small Alevi and Armenian population. [4]
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) | |||||||||||||
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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] |
Kangal | |
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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 | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
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]
The town is populated by Sunni Kurds and Sunni Turks in addition to a very small Alevi and Armenian population. [4]
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) | |||||||||||||
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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] |