Kılan (also known as ) is a village in Ulukışla District, Niğde Province, Turkey.Köy , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 1,596 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 .
Probably the earliest settlement was established during the Roman Empire era. About 250 years ago, during the Ottoman Empire era, a Turkmen tribe named ('sons of Kılan') settled around the village. In 1989 the municipality of Kılan was established and Kılan was declared a ('seat of township') . However in 2015 the municipality was disestablished.
The main economic activity is agriculture and animal husbandry. The main crop is cherry.
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