Genç, Bingöl
Genç is a town in Bingöl Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Genç District. Its population is 20,763. The mayor is Kemal Tartar.
The town is populated by Zaza Kurds.
Neighborhoods
The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Cumhuriyet, Kültür, Yenişehir, Yeşildere and Yoldaşan.Demographics
On the eve of World War I, there were 4,344 Armenians in the sanjak of Genç. There was a small community of 240 Armenians in the city proper, with one church, St. Paul, and a school.| Turkish | Arabic | Kurdish | Circassian | Armenian | Unknown or other languages |
| 558 | 1 | 3,100 | – | – | – |
| Muslim | Armenian | Orthodox | Other Christian |
| 3,659 | – | – | – |
In 2011, the population of Genç district was 35,208, of which 19,123 live in the city itself.