Editing Batman, Turkey (section)

==Demographics==
According to the national census data collected between 1990 and 2000, the population of Batman is growing at a rate of 5% per year.<ref>[http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/PreIstatistikTablo.do?istab_id=220 The Characteristics Of The Population By Provinces, 2000 Population Census. City and Village Population, Annual Growth Rate of Population, Surface Area and Population Density By Districts]. turkstat.gov.tr</ref> By 2008, it reached a population of 298,342, with a male to female ratio of 1.015.<ref>[http://report.tuik.gov.tr/reports/rwservlet?adnksdb2=&report=idari_yapi_2008.RDF&p_il1=72&p_yil=2008&desformat=html&ENVID=adnksdb2Env Turkish Institute of Statistics. 2008 data]{{dead link|date=October 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> According to the 2000 census, about 50% of population is married<ref>[http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/PreIstatistikTablo.do?istab_id=226 The Characteristics Of The Population By Provinces, 2000 Population Census. Population By Marital Status and Sex], turkstat.gov.tr</ref> and has about 5 children per family. About 5 people are living together in one house as family.<ref name="b156">[[#Balaban|Balaban]], 156</ref> The unemployment rate is about 20% for males and 10% for females.<ref>[http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/PreIstatistikTablo.do?istab_id=233 The Characteristics Of The Population By Provinces, 2000 Population Census. Population By Labor Force and Sex]. turkstat.gov.tr (XLS file).</ref> Kurdish is the main first-language in the city.<ref name=":0" />