Perşembe (originated from Persian word پنجشنبه [pændʒʃænˈbe] meaning "Thursday"), also Heneti (Laz and Georgian: ჰენეთი) and formerly Vona (Ancient Greek: Βόνη, romanized: Bónē), is a municipality and district of Ordu Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 217 km2,[3] and its population is 30,101 (2022).[1] The town lies on the Black Sea coast at an elevation of 20 m (66 ft).
Perşembe | |
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District and municipality | |
 Map showing Perşembe District in Ordu Province | |
  Perşembe Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 41°03′56″N 37°46′17″E / 41.06556°N 37.77139°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ordu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mustafa Sayım Tandoğan (AKP) |
| Area | 217 km2 (84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 30,101 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 52750 |
| Area code | 0452 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
Legend and history
editPerşembe is on the Vona Peninsula on the Black Sea coast and is held to be the point where the legendary Jason and the Argonauts were forced to land during their struggle with the storms and currents of the Black Sea.
For a long time Vona was part of the Roman Empire and its successors the Byzantine Empire and Empire of Trebizond. This era ended in 1461 when Trebizond was overturned by Sultan Mehmet II and Vona was brought into the Ottoman Empire, although there was a Turkish (Chepni Tribes) community in the town before this date. By 1520 the port of Vona was a predominantly Muslim town.
Composition
editThere are 54 neighbourhoods in Perşembe District:[4]
- Alınca
- Anaç
- Aziziye
- Babalı
- Bekirli
- Beyli
- Boğazcık
- Bolatlı
- Çamarası
- Çandır
- Çaytepe
- Çerli
- Çınar
- Dereiçi
- Doğanköy
- Düz
- Efirli
- Ekinciler
- Gündoğdu
- Güzelyurt
- Hacılar
- Hamidiye
- İmeçli
- İstanbulboğazı
- Kacalı
- Kaleyaka
- Kazancılı
- Kırlı
- Kovanlı
- Kozağzı
- Kurtuluş
- Kutluca
- Kuyluca
- Medreseönü
- Mersinköy
- Neneli
- Okçulu
- Ortatepe
- Ramazan
- Sarayköy
- Selimiye
- Şenyurt
- Sırakovancı
- Soğukpınar
- Tarlacık
- Tepecik
- Tepeköy
- Töngeldüzü
- Yarlı
- Yazlık
- Yeniköy
- Yeniöz
- Yeşilköy
- Yumrutaş
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Perşembe at Wikimedia Commons
- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
- Road map of Perşembe and environs
- Various images of Perşembe, Ordu
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