Arpaçay | |
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Coordinates: 40°50′54″N 43°19′54″E / 40.84833°N 43.33167°ECoordinates: 40°50′54″N 43°19′54″E / 40.84833°N 43.33167°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Kars |
Government | |
• Mayor | Erçetin Altay (AKP) |
• Kaymakam | Murat Demirci |
Area | |
• District | 1,285.19 km2 (496.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,675 m (5,495 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Urban | 2,956 |
• District | 19,724 |
• District density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Post code | 36730 |
Website | www |
Arpaçay (Ottoman Turkish: زاروشاد Zaruşad,Azerbaijani: Arpaçay ilçəsi; Georgian: წინუბანი / Tzinubani or სულა ზარიშტიანი / Sula Zarishtiani; Armenian: Զարիշատ / Zarishat; Kurdish: Zarûşad; called Zaruşat until it was officially renamed in 1922) is a town and a district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The population is 2,503 as of 2010. The mayor is Erçetin Altay (AKP).