Baskil

Baskil
Municipality
Baskil is located in Turkey
Baskil
Baskil
Location within Turkey
Coordinates: 38°34′11″N 38°49′23″E / 38.56972°N 38.82306°E / 38.56972; 38.82306
CountryTurkey
ProvinceElazığ
DistrictBaskil
Government
 • Mayorİhsan Akmurat (AKP)
Population
 (2021)
4,826
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
23800
ClimateCsa
Websitewww.baskil.bel.tr

Baskil (Kurdish: Baskîl) is a town of Elazığ Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Baskil District. Its population is 4,826 (2021).

In the 2019 local elections, AKP mayor İhsan Akmurat narrowly won reelection, beating the MHP candidate Tuncer Turus by 49.77% to 48.57%.

Climate

Baskil has a dry-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsa), with hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.

Climate data for Baskil (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.9
(37.2)		 4.9
(40.8)		 10.6
(51.1)		 16.4
(61.5)		 21.9
(71.4)		 28.1
(82.6)		 32.6
(90.7)		 32.7
(90.9)		 27.7
(81.9)		 20.4
(68.7)		 11.3
(52.3)		 4.6
(40.3)		 17.9
(64.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8)		 0.3
(32.5)		 5.4
(41.7)		 10.8
(51.4)		 15.7
(60.3)		 21.2
(70.2)		 25.4
(77.7)		 25.4
(77.7)		 20.7
(69.3)		 14.3
(57.7)		 6.4
(43.5)		 0.9
(33.6)		 12.2
(54.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.6
(23.7)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 0.6
(33.1)		 5.4
(41.7)		 9.4
(48.9)		 13.6
(56.5)		 17.4
(63.3)		 17.6
(63.7)		 13.4
(56.1)		 8.7
(47.7)		 2.0
(35.6)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 6.5
(43.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38.1
(1.50)		 46.55
(1.83)		 44.32
(1.74)		 63.06
(2.48)		 56.76
(2.23)		 12.29
(0.48)		 2.72
(0.11)		 2.26
(0.09)		 8.36
(0.33)		 34.69
(1.37)		 41.94
(1.65)		 44.24
(1.74)		 395.29
(15.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.6 7.6 7.5 8.4 8.1 2.7 1.5 1.6 2.5 4.9 5.7 7.2 64.3
Source: NOAA

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56.
  3. ↑ İlçe Belediyesi Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Baskil Elazığ Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
  6. ↑ "Kar Örtülü Gün Sayısı" (PDF). MGM.
  7. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Baskil". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 13 January 2024.