Businesses in Varto

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Varto

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Google Rating
Shopping	81	4.2
All food and beverage	33	4.2
Grocery stores and supermarkets	31	4.2
Education	16	4
Primary and elementary schools	14	4.3
Public administration	14	3.5
Restaurants	12	4.2
Gas station	8	3.4
Clothing stores	8	4.2
All membership organizations	7	3
Bakeries	6	4.1
Hospitals	6	4.1
Tractors and farm equipment	5	—
Cafes	5	4.6
Health and medical	5	5
Construction of houses	5	4.3
Real estate	5	3.4

Varto Facts

Area	1367.3 km²
Population	33,533
Male Population	16,762 (50.0%)
Female Population	16,771 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+29.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-10.0%
Median Age	22.5 years (Male: 21.6, Female: 23.2)
Neighborhoods	Gümgüm Mahallesi, Kültür Mahallesi, Hürriyet Mahallesi, Alagöz Mahallesi, İnönü Mahallesi
Local Time
Timezone	Türkiye Standard Time
Lat & Lng	39.17375, 41.45402
Postal Codes	49600, 49602, 49610, 49620

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Varto Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	25,963	36,810	37,268	31,774	33,533
Population Density	19 / km²	26.9 / km²	27.3 / km²	23.2 / km²	24.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Varto Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 14.7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Varto	+22.4%	-13.7%	-14.7%
Muş Province	+67.5%	+8.2%	-1%
Turkey	+102.3%	+46.5%	+24.7%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Varto Median Age

Median Age: 22.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Varto	22.5 yrs	23.2 yrs	21.6 yrs
Muş Province	19 yrs	19.2 yrs	18.7 yrs
Turkey	29.3 yrs	29.8 yrs	28.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Varto Population Density

Population Density: 24.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Varto	33,533	1,367.3 km²	24.5 / km²
Muş Province	397,916	8,655.4 km²	46 / km²
Turkey	77.8 million	780,782.9 km²	99.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Varto Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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 Varto

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Varto

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Varto

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Varto

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

Varto CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Varto	136,652 tn	4.08 tn	99.9 tons/km²
Muş Province	1,601,928 tn	4.03 tn	185.1 tons/km²
Turkey	435,645,812 tn	5.6 tn	558 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

Varto CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	136,652 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.08 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	99.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Earthquake	High (10)
Landslide	High (9)

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

Sources:

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.
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.
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.
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

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/10/16	6:57 PM	4.3	52.9 km	10,000 m	19km NW of Solhan, Turkey	usgs.gov
9/18/13	6:22 PM	4.4	59.7 km	5,000 m	13km ENE of Tekman, Turkey	usgs.gov
9/17/13	8:40 PM	5	17 km	5,330 m	16km S of Varto, Turkey	usgs.gov
9/16/13	10:31 AM	4.1	18.9 km	6,500 m	18km S of Varto, Turkey	usgs.gov
5/15/13	7:09 AM	4	29.6 km	5,000 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov
4/4/12	2:18 PM	4.4	37.3 km	10,000 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov
11/17/11	2:37 AM	4.9	10.6 km	3,800 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov
5/22/10	2:30 AM	4.1	26.5 km	3,800 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov
3/11/09	5:26 PM	4.4	42.4 km	5,000 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov
10/3/08	11:37 PM	3.7	61.1 km	5,000 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Varto

Varto (Zazaki & Kurmanji: "Gımgım") is a town in eastern Turkey. The inhabitants are primarily Kurmanji Kurds and was the site of major fighting during the Sheikh Said rebellion in 1924, and the site of the 1966 earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 ..

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