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Kâhta Facts

Area1258.6 km²
Population129,779
Male Population64,958 (50.1%)
Female Population64,821 (49.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+227.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+28.5%
Median Age20.6 years (Male: 19.9, Female: 21.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)$14,262 (2022)
NeighborhoodsKarşıyaka Mahallesi, Fırat Mahallesi, Girne Mahallesi, Atatürk Mahallesi, Yeni Mahallesi
Local Time
TimezoneTürkiye Standard Time
Lat & Lng37.78552, 38.62370
Postal Codes02400024020243002440

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Kâhta Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population39,62979,803100,983120,941129,779128,605129,562
Population Density31.5 / km²63.4 / km²80.2 / km²96.1 / km²103.1 / km²102.2 / km²102.9 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kâhta Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 28.5% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Kâhta+227.5%+62.6%+28.5%
Adıyaman Province
Turkey
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kâhta Median Age

Median Age: 20.6 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Kâhta20.6 yrs21.2 yrs19.9 yrs
Adıyaman Province24 yrs24.3 yrs23.6 yrs
Turkey29.3 yrs29.8 yrs28.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kâhta Population Density

Population Density: 103 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Kâhta129,7791,258.6 km²103 / km²
Adıyaman Province598,8537,283.5 km²82.2 / km²
Turkey77.8 million780,782.9 km²99.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kâhta Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Kâhta

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Kâhta

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Kâhta

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Kâhta

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kâhta

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kâhta Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$5,217$4,848$5,826$7,457$8,494$10,255$10,897$14,262
Total GDP$421.7M$433.6M$580.4M$796.6M$942.1M$1.2B$1.3B$1.7B
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Kâhta CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Kâhta611,516 tn4.71 tn485.9 tons/km²
Adıyaman Province2,834,265 tn4.73 tn389.1 tons/km²
Turkey435,645,812 tn5.6 tn558 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Kâhta CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)611,516 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita4.71 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)485.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (9)
EarthquakeHigh (8.6)
LandslideMedium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
  4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
4/4/195:31 PM5.274.2 km10,000 m10km E of Doganyol, Turkeyusgs.gov
4/24/1812:34 AM5.223.1 km10,000 m3km ENE of Samsat, Turkeyusgs.gov
1/19/181:53 PM4.243.7 km14,670 m22km ENE of Sincik, Turkeyusgs.gov
3/2/1711:07 AM5.625.4 km10,000 m5km NW of Samsat, Turkeyusgs.gov
10/3/159:08 PM450.9 km8,800 m17km SW of Doganyol, Turkeyusgs.gov
3/26/142:00 PM4.434.9 km10,000 m7km N of Sincik, Turkeyusgs.gov
1/8/136:15 AM4.160.5 km5,000 mcentral Turkeyusgs.gov
1/8/136:05 AM4.456.7 km5,000 mcentral Turkeyusgs.gov
5/25/1211:22 AM4.437 km5,000 meastern Turkeyusgs.gov
9/17/1010:17 AM4.747.9 km7,000 meastern Turkeyusgs.gov

Kâhta

Kâhta (Kurdish: Kolîk) is a large district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. Population 63,216 (as of 2010). is a small town in attractive countryside at the foot of Nemrut Dağı and has a thriving business providing food, accommodation and transport (..

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