Perşembe

For other places with the same name, see Perşembe (disambiguation).
Perşembe
District

Location of Perşembe within Turkey
Perşembe

Location of Perşembe

Coordinates: 41°04′N 37°46′E / 41.067°N 37.767°E / 41.067; 37.767
Country  Turkey
Region Black Sea
Province Ordu
Government
 • Mayor Kemal Bahtiyar (AKP)
Area[1]
 • District 236.99 km2 (91.50 sq mi)
Elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
 • Urban 9,168
 • District 32,150
 • District density 140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 52750
Area code(s) 0452
Licence plate 52
Climate Cfa
Website www.persembe.bel.tr

Perşembe (Turkish: Perşembe, meaning Thursday) (formerly Vona, Βόνη in ancient Greek, also Heneti, ჰენეთი in Georgian and Laz languages) is a town and district of Ordu Province on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 37,512, of which 10,804 live in the town of Perşembe.[3][4] The district covers an area of 237 km2 (92 sq mi),[5] and the town lies at an elevation of 0 m (0 ft).

Legend and history

Perşembe 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.

Villages

The villages of Perşembe district include Alınca, Anaç, Aziziye, Bekirli, Beyli, Boğazcık, Bolatlı, Çamarası, Çaytepe, Çerli, Doğanköy, Döngeldüzü, Efirli, Ekinciler, Gündoğdu, Hacılar, İmeçli, İstanbulboğazı, Kazancılı, Kovanlı, Kurtuluş, Kutluca, Kuyluca, Mersinköy, Neneli, Okçulu, Ortatepe, Ramazan, Sarayköy, Selimiye, Sırakovancı, Soğukpınar, Şenyurt, Tarlacık, Tepecik, Tepeköy, Yarlı, Yazlık, Yeniköy, Yeniöz, Yeşilköy, and Yumrutaş.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. ↑ Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (XLS) (in Turkish). Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  4. ↑ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  5. ↑ Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Retrieved 2009-05-15.

References

External links

Media related to Perşembe at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 41°03′56″N 37°46′17″E / 41.06556°N 37.77139°E / 41.06556; 37.77139


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