Beşikdüzü
District and municipality
Map showing Beşikdüzü District in Trabzon Province
Map showing Beşikdüzü District in Trabzon Province
Beşikdüzü is located in Turkey
Beşikdüzü
Beşikdüzü
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°2′58″N 39°14′7″E / 41.04944°N 39.23528°E / 41.04944; 39.23528
CountryTurkey
ProvinceTrabzon
Government
 • MayorRamis Uzun (CHP)
Area
84 km2 (32 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
23,774
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
61800
Area code0462
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.besikduzu.bel.tr

Beşikdüzü is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 84 km2,[3] and its population is 23,774 (2022).[1] The mayor is Ramis Uzun (CHP).[4]

Name

The name Beşikdüzü is composed of two Turkish words, namely beşik, "a cradle" and düzü, "a plain". There is a mountain may be strato volcano called Beşikdağ 1 km. south of city and there is a plain area north of this mountain next to the Black Sea coast. And the city is situated on this are so the name given to it for this reason. One of the 20 village institutes was established in Beşikdüzü.

Current situation

The city centre is a new built city with a history of about 100 years. It was a local market for the surrounding villages and developed as a city by education, government and trade facilities.

Geography

The district is a mountainous area as well as the rest of the Trabzon province. But there are suitable plain areas at the seaside for building new parts of the city development. The city is on the Black Sea coast and there is a harbour 2 km west.

Rivers

Agasar river is the longest river of the district. It passes across the city centre. There are three big bridges on it. Kurbağalıdere river is the eastern border with Vakfıkebir district, Değirmendere river comes from the forest region and the situated at the western part of district.

Climate and vegetation

The district has subtropical climate. All the year rainy and cloudy weather prevails. The winters are not cold and the summers are warm. The hottest temperature 22 °C and the coldest is 6 °C. Humidity is around %65-70. Because of this rainy and humid weather all the area is covered by forests and hazelnut trees. One can never see an empty area except for the houses and the roads.

Agriculture

Arable area is 6,195 hectares in the district, the forests comprise 1,141 hectares, meadows 750 hectares and 23 hectares unproductive area.

hazelnut 3640 ha tea plantations 146 ha corn 750 ha potato 305 ha oranges 37 ha kiwi 4 ha bean 100 ha food plantations 400 ha other vegetables 100 ha

Composition

There are 34 neighbourhoods in Beşikdüzü District:[5]

  • Adacık
  • Ağaçlı
  • Akkese
  • Aksaklı
  • Ambarlı
  • Ardıçatak
  • Bayırköy
  • Beşikdağı
  • Bozlu
  • Çakırlı
  • Çeşmeönü
  • Çıtlaklı
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Dağlıca
  • Denizli
  • Dolanlı
  • Duygulu
  • Fatih
  • Gürgenli
  • Hünerli
  • Kalegüney
  • Korkuthan
  • Kutluca
  • Nefsişarlı
  • Oguz
  • Resullü
  • Şahmelik
  • Sayvancık
  • Seyitahmet
  • Takazlı
  • Vardallı
  • Yenicami
  • Yeşilköy
  • Zemberek

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Beşikdüzü Belediyesi". www.besikduzu.bel.tr. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  5. ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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