Hozat | |
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Coordinates: 39°06′25″N 39°13′12″E / 39.107°N 39.220°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Tunceli |
District | Hozat |
Government | |
• Mayor | Aydin Kaya (SOL Parti) |
Population (2021) | 3,634 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Website | www.hozat.bel.tr |
Hozat (Ottoman Turkish: خوزات,[1] Kurdish: Xozat) is a municipality (belde) and seat of Hozat District in Tunceli Province, Turkey.[2] It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 3,634 in 2021.[3][4]
Seyfi Geyik from the Republican People's Party (CHP) was elected mayor in the local elections in March 2019.[5]
The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Diyap Ağa, Fikripaşa, Köprübaşı and Yenimahalle.[2]