Piraziz

Piraziz
Piraziz
	Town
	Piraziz
	Coordinates: 40°56′N 38°08′E
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Province	Giresun
Government
• Mayor	Hüseyin Görgülüoğlu (CHP)
Area [1]
• District	154.33 km2 (59.59 sq mi)
Elevation	97 m (318 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
• Urban	6,766
• District	13,502
• District density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
Postal code	28340
Area code(s)	(+90) 454
Licence plate	28
Climate	Cfa
Website	http://www.piraziz-bld.gov.tr/

Piraziz is a town and a district of Giresun Province on the Black Sea coast of Turkey.

Piraziz used to be a part of the neighbouring Bulancak district for much of its history, until it was promoted into being its own district in 1988. The urban area is home to 6,886 people, a good half of the district's population (2018: 56.8%).

Etymology

In the Ottoman Empire period, the town was named Piridede-Abdal.

Economy

The local economy depends on growing hazelnuts and fishing in the Black Sea.

Due to the poor economic conditions of the region, many people have migrated away to find better paying jobs in other parts of Turkey.

References

"Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
"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.

External links

(in Turkish) the municipality
- photographs of Piraziz

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[distr-area-1] "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.

[population-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.