Sarıbalta

Sarıbalta
(Komer)
Village
Sarıbalta

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 39°00′N 38°57′E / 39.000°N 38.950°E / 39.000; 38.950Coordinates: 39°00′N 38°57′E / 39.000°N 38.950°E / 39.000; 38.950
Country  Turkey
Province Tunceli Province
District Çemişgezek
Elevation 1,125 m (3,690 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 591
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 62600
Area code(s) 0428
Licence plate 62
Climate Csa

Sarıbalta (former Komer) is a village in the Çemişgezek district of Tunceli Province, Turkey. At 39°00′N 38°57′E / 39.000°N 38.950°E / 39.000; 38.950, it is situated at the north of the Keban Dam resorvoir. The distance to Çemişgezek is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) and to Tunceli is 115 kilometres (71 mi). The population of Sarıbalta is 591 inhabitants[1] as of 2011. The town was founded by people from the Şakak tribe either from Diyarbakır or from Khorasan (a province in Iran).[2] Its main economic activity is sheep breeding.

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