Güroymak

Güroymak
Güroymak
Coordinates: TR 38°34′37″N 42°1′16″E / 38.57694°N 42.02111°ECoordinates: TR 38°34′37″N 42°1′16″E / 38.57694°N 42.02111°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Bitlis
Government
• Mayor	Mehmet Emin Özkan (BDP)
• Kaymakam	Turan Yılmaz
Area[1]
• District	524.78 km^2 (202.62 sq mi)
Elevation	1,320 m (4,330 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
• Urban	21,509
• District	45,436
• District density	87/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Post code	13800
Website	www.guroymak.bel.tr

Güroymak (Kurdish: Norşîn‎, from Armenian: Նորշեն, Norshen) is a district of Bitlis Province, Turkey. The mayor is Mehmet Emin Özkan (BDP).

Etymology

The original Armenian-Մարնիկ- name of the district is Norshen (Նորշեն), which is composed of nor meaning new, and shen meaning village. The Kurdish name of the district, Norşîn, by some sources is composed of Semitic, Nur meaning light, and Kurdish Şîn deriving from old Iranian Axshaena/Axshaina, meaning blue.

References

1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.