Yukarışahinler is a village in the Arhavi District, Artvin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 222 (2021).[2]

Yukarışahinler
Jileni Napşit
Mosque of the village
Mosque of the village
Yukarışahinler is located in Turkey
Yukarışahinler
Yukarışahinler
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°19′32″N 41°22′9″E / 41.32556°N 41.36917°E / 41.32556; 41.36917
CountryTurkey
ProvinceArtvin
DistrictArhavi
Government
 • MuhtarTuran Toraman
Elevation
328 m (1,076 ft)
Population
 (2021)
222
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

History

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It gained village status before 1965. The old name of village was "Jileni Napşit".[3][4]

Geography

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Güvercinli is located to the north, Derecik is located to the south, Tepeyurt is located to the east, and Ulukent is located to the west of the village. The altitude of the village is 328 meters.[4] The climate of the village is in the Black Sea climate. The village is 87 km away from the city of Artvin and 11 km away from the Arhavi town center.

Economy

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The villages economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry. There are two place of tea intake belonging to Lipton and Çaykur in village.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1985441—    
1990377−3.09%
1997197−8.86%
200757−11.66%
2012151+21.51%
2017173+2.76%
2021222+6.43%
Source: Population censuses (1985-1997)[5][6][7] and TÜIK (2007-2021)[8]

Mukhtar

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Mukhtars according to selected years:

2009 - Turan Toraman
2004 - Coşkun Atalan
1999 - Coşkun Atalan
1994 - Coşkun Atalan
1989 - İmdat Yıldızbayrak
1984 - İmdat Yıldızbayrak
1977 - Mustafa Özyılmaz
1973 - Mustafa Özyılmaz

References

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  1. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ "YukarıŞahinler". nisanyanmap.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Yukari Sahinler, Turkey Page". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ^ "1985 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2021.
  6. ^ "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 31 January 2023.