Esenler, Varto

Village in Muş Province, Turkey

Village in Muş, Turkey

39°05′14″N 41°51′40″E / 39.0872°N 41.861°E / 39.0872; 41.861CountryTurkeyProvinceMuşDistrictVartoPopulation

(2022)

314Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Esenler is a village in the Varto District of the Muş Province in east Turkey.^[1] As of 2022, it had a population of 314 people.^[2] It is located 48 km (30 mi) from Varto and 96 km (60 mi) from the centre of Muş.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1997	326	—
2007	358	+0.94%
2012	384	+1.41%
2017	338	−2.52%
2022	314	−1.46%
Source: 1997 census^[3] and TÜIK (2007-2022)^[2]

Historical sites

The architectural remains of the Şahmiran Kalesi, a castle from the Urartian period, is approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) southest of the village.^[4]^[5] The castle is at 39°5′22.15″N 41°52′19.28″E / 39.0894861°N 41.8720222°E / 39.0894861; 41.8720222.

References

^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023
^ ^a ^b "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
^ "TAY-Site Age Details".
^ "Shahmiran castle" (PDF). korumakurullari.ktb.gov.tr. Republic of Turkey Ministry of culture and tourism. p. 1.