Göle District
# Göle District

Göle District is a district of Ardahan Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Göle. Its area is 1,290 $km^2,$ and its population is 23,933 (2021).

Göle is a rural district, eighty per cent of the area comprising mountain and forest, with the remainder grazing land and meadow; the local economy depends on this grazing. Göle is famous for its yellow kaşar cheese. Some crops are grown, including grains and potatoes. With the high Allahuekber Mountains to the south Göle is exposed to the north resulting in cold winters.

## Composition

There are two municipalities in Göle District:

* Göle
* Köprülü (Korehenk)

There are 49 villages in Göle District. The old names of the villages are noted after in parentheses.

* Arpaşen (Ağılylu)
* Balçeşme (Lalavargenis)
* Bellitepe (Urut)
* Budaklı (Cicor)
* Büyükaltınbulak
* Çakıldere (Orakilise)
* Çakırüzüm (Muzaret)
* Çalıdere (Mihgerek)
* Çardaklı
* Çayırbaşı (Hokam)
* Çobanköy
* Çullu
* Damlasu (Sasadel)
* Dedekılıcı (Kaşar)
* Dengeli (Abur)
* Dereyolu (Salot)
* Dölekçayır (Pilemor)
* Durucasu
* Esenboğaz (Kelpikor)
* Esenyayla
* Eskidemirkapı
* Filizli (Sivin)
* Gedik (Lavustan)
* Gülistan
* Günorta (Kızılkilise)
* Hoşdülbent
* Kalecik
* Karlıyazı (Kirziyan)
* Kayaaltı (Poladik)
* Koyunlu
* Küçükaltınbulak
* Kuytuca (Şekki)
* Mollahasan
* Okçu
* Samandöken (Sinot)
* Senemoğlu
* Serinçayır (Çölpenek)
* Sürügüden (Heve)
* Tahtakıran
* Tellioğlu
* Toptaş
* Uğurtaşı
* Yağmuroğlu
* Yanatlı (Varkenez/Varginis)
* Yavuzlar (Üçkilise)
* Yeleçli (Samzelek)
* Yenidemirkapı
* Yeniköy
* Yiğitkonağı (Türkeşen)
