Ekinözü
Ekinözü | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Ekinözü District in Kahramanmaraş Province | |
Ekinözü Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°03′42″N 37°11′34″E / 38.06167°N 37.19278°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Kahramanmaraş |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harun Vicdan (CHP) |
Area | 656 km2 (253 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 10,290 |
| • Density | 15.7/km2 (40.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 46360 |
| Area code | 0344 |
| Website | www |
Ekinözü (Kurdish: Cela) is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Its area is 656 km2, and its population is 10,290 (2022).
The town was 5.5 km (3.4 mi) north of the epicenter of a Mww 7.5 earthquake on 6 February 2023—the latter of two large earthquakes the same day. At least 11 people died, 107 houses were destroyed and 70 percent of the town's building stock were damaged by the earthquakes.