Perşembe

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).

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
Country Turkey
RegionBlack Sea
ProvinceOrdu
Government
 • MayorKemal Bahtiyar (AKP)
Area
 • District236.99 km2 (91.50 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
9,168
 • District
32,150
 • District density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
52750
Area code(s)0452
Licence plate52
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.persembe.bel.tr

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.

The name of the town derives from the word پنج‌شنبه (penc-şenbe)for Thursday.

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

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