Çaykent, Çayırlı

Çaykent is a village in the Çayırlı district of the Erzincan Province, located in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It lies on the right bank of the Karasu river, which is one of the two sources of Euphrates.

Çaykent
The village center
Çaykent
Coordinates: 39°48′33″N 40°09′38″E
Country	Turkey
Region	Eastern Anatolia Region
Province	Erzincan
District	Çayırlı
Elevation .[1]	1,381 m (4,534 ft)
Population  (2019)[2][3]
• Total	196
Time zone	GMT+3
Postal code	24500
Area code	0446
License plates	24

Çaykent was known as Piriz prior to 1916, and was primarily settled by Armenians at the time[4]

Demographics

According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, Çaykent had the population of 196 people as of 2019.[3]

Population of Çaykent by year

Year	Population
1965	1.273[5]
1970	1.188[6]
1975	339[7]
1980	1.457[8]
1985	1.619[9]
1990	807[10]
2000	1.114[11]
2008	451[2]
2009	386[2]
2010	220[2]
2011	258[2]
2012	276[2]
2013	379[2]
2014	230[2]
2015	225[2]
2016	213[2]
2017	215[2]
2018	353[2]
2019	196[2]

References

1. "Caykent, Turkey Elevation". fallingrain.
2. "ERZİNCAN ÇAYIRLI ÇAYKENT KÖYÜ NÜFUSU". Türkiye Nüfusu İl ilçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
3. "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". Central dissemination system. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
4. Sevan, Nişanyan. "Turkish Toponyms: Çaykent". Index Anatolicus.
5. "1965 Genel Nüfus Sayımı". rapory.tuik.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
6. "1970 GENEL NÜFUS SAYIMI". rapory.tuik.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
7. "1975 GENEL NÜFUS SAYIMI" (in Turkish).
8. "1980 GENEL NÜFUS SAYIMI". rapory.tuik.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
9. "1985 GENEL NÜFUS SAYIMI". rapory.tuik.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
10. "1990 GENEL NÜFUS SAYIMI". rapory.tuik.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
11. "2000 GENEL NÜFUS SAYIMI". rapory.tuik.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-05-16.