Karabuk

This article deals with the Turkish city, for the province of the same name see Karabük (province)

Karabuk
Main street in the center
Basic data
Province (il) :	Karabuk
Coordinates :	41 ° 12 '  N , 32 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 11 '55 "  N , 32 ° 37' 35"  E
Residents :	118,776 (2018)
Telephone code :	(+90) 370
Postal code :	78,000
License plate :	78
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Structure :	28 Mahalle
Mayor :	Rafet Vergili ( MHP )
Website:	www.karabuk.bel.tr
Karabük district
Residents :	131,989 (2018)
Surface:	790 km²
Population density :	167 inhabitants per km²

Karabük is the capital of the Turkish province of Karabük in the Black Sea region . The city had 118,776 inhabitants at the end of 2018 and is made up of 28 mahalles (districts). Karabük is characterized by the large steel mill . The name Karabük means "black scrub". The district of the same name is home to 13,213 inhabitants in the remaining 38 villages ( Köy ), which is exactly ten percent of the district's population. Villages with over 2,000 inhabitants are Cumayani (2,871), Kilavuzlar (4,461) and Zopran (2,074 pop .).

history

Karabük originated at the confluence of the Soğanlı Çayı and Araç Çayı streams , which together form the Filyos River ( Filyos Çayı in Turkish , also Yenice Irmağı ). Karabük is not a historical city. The place was originally a mahalle in the village of Öğlebeli, which around 1900 consisted of a small train station surrounded by a few houses on the route between Zonguldak on the Black Sea and Ankara in the south. The city was founded in 1939 after the first steel mill in Turkey was founded and it developed rapidly. The factory was built in 1937. Production began two years later. Simple shelters were built for the factory workers in the Araç valley. These formed the starting point for the Dereevler and Yüzevler districts. The Yenişehir district was created for engineers and civil servants. Karabük expanded rapidly and by 1940 already had 6,825 inhabitants. By 1955 the number had doubled to 15,624.

In 1941, Karabük became a Bucak from Safranbolu. In 1953 Karabük was granted the status of the capital of a district in Zonguldak Province. Karabük received the status of provincial capital in 1995.

Population development

The following table shows the comparative population level at the end of the year for the province, the central district and the city of Karabük as well as the respective share at the higher administrative level. The figures are based on the address-based population register (ADNKS) introduced in 2007.

year	province	district		city
	real	percent	real	percent	real
2018	248.014	53.22	131,989	89.99	118,776
2017	244.453	55.53	135,737	88.07	119,548
2016	242,347	55.46	134.406	88.07	118,373
2015	236.978	55.98	132,658	88.62	117,557
2014	231,333	55.18	127,658	88.73	113.277
2013	230.251	54.16	124.711	88.47	110,338
2012	225,145	54.91	123.616	89.42	110,537
2011	219.728	54.31	119,328	90.93	108.504
2010	227.610	52.42	119,303	91.12	108.710
2009	218,564	54.31	118.713	91.12	108.167
2008	216,248	53.95	116,671	90.98	106.148
2007	218.463	54.51	119.084	88.31	105.159

Cityscape

Kardemir. Scrap heaps of the steel mill

The road to Ankara leads past the Kardemir steelworks , which is about a kilometer south of the modern business center on the plain. The main road north of the Irmak – Karabük – Zonguldak railway line is lined with avenue trees. The two rivers converge south of the central train station. On the other sides, the city is bordered by partially wooded hills.

Sights in the area

• Safranbolu , small town 9 kilometers north with buildings from Ottoman times
• Su Kemeri, Byzantine aqueduct about 16 kilometers north
• Hadrianapolis , excavations of an ancient city with mosaics and rock tombs , about 35 kilometers south near Eskipazar

Climate table

Karabük (485 m)
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     48   8th 0     37   10 0     46   15th 3     53   20th 7th     49   26th 10     54   29 14th     33   33 17th     30th   33 17th     30th   28 13     42   22nd 9     32   14th 4th     44   9 1 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: State Meteorological Office of the Turkish Republic, normal period 1981-2010

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Karabük (485 m) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 7.6 10.2 14.5 20.3 25.6 29.2 32.6 32.8 28.3 22.0 14.1 9.1 O 20.6 Min. Temperature (° C) -0.1 0.2 2.6 6.6 10.4 13.8 16.6 16.7 13.0 9.2 3.6 1.1 O 7.8 Temperature (° C) 3.1 4.4 7.7 12.5 17.3 21.0 24.0 24.0 19.3 14.2 8.0 4.6 O 13.4 Precipitation ( mm ) 48.4 37.1 45.6 53.0 49.4 53.8 32.5 30.3 29.9 41.6 31.8 43.6 Σ 497 Rainy days ( d ) 11.5 11.4 12.0 11.4 10.8 9.4 5.9 4.7 6.4 8.8 9.6 11.3 Σ 113.2 Source: State Meteorological Office of the Turkish Republic, normal period 1981-2010

sons and daughters of the town

• Ayhan Akbin (* 1955), soccer player, coach and TV soccer expert
• Fehmi Mert Günok (* 1989), soccer player
• İbrahim Kaş (* 1986), football player

Web links

Commons : Karabük  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Nufusune.com , accessed April 15, 2019
2. ↑ Central Dissemination System / Merkezi Dağıtım Sistemi (MEDAS) of the TÜIK , accessed on May 5, 2019