Kayseri (Province)

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Kayseri
Province number: 38
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Counties
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Basic data
Coordinates: 38 ° 38 ′  N , 35 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 38 ° 38 ′  N , 35 ° 50 ′  E
Provincial capital: Kayseri
Region: Central Anatolia
Surface: 17,170 km²
Population: 1,358,980 (2016)
Population density: 79 inhabitants / km²
Political
Governor: Suleyman Kamçı
Seats in Parliament: 9
Structural
Telephone code: 0352
Features : 38
Website
www.kayseri.gov.tr (Turkish)

Kayseri is a province of Turkey . Their capital is Kayseri .

The province has 1,358,980 inhabitants (as of 2016) on an area of ​​17,170 km². It has a population density of around 79 inhabitants / km². It borders the provinces of Sivas , Adana , Niğde , Kahramanmaraş , Yozgat and Nevşehir .

Counties

Kayseri has been a major city (Büyükşehir belediyesi) since 1988. After an administrative reform in 2014, all districts are directly subordinate to the Lord Mayor of Kayseri. The former mayors of the municipalities ( Belediye ) were downgraded to the rank of Muhtar . Therefore the 16 counties are also urban districts. 85% of the population live in the city and 15% in the countryside, in a total of 425 villages.

district Area [km ^ 2] Proportion of [%] Residents Distance to city founding year Altitude [m] Communities Villages location
Akkışla 546 3.26 3265 79 1987 1330 3 5 northeast
Bünyan 1358 8.11 12510 41 1895 1358 9 25th east
Develi 1887 11.28 35084 40 1870 1330 5 45 southern
Felahiye 412 2.46 6105 58 1957 1330 3 9 north
Hacılar 208 1.24 19915 11 1990 1350 1 2 southern
Incesu 872 5.21 8511 33 1901 1330 3 8th southwest
Kocasinan 1452 8.68 368356 0 1989 1452 10 20th north
Melikgazi 454 2.71 395003 0 1989 1330 8th 1 southern
Özvatan 320 1.91 7105 74 1990 1330 2 4th north
Pınarbaşı 3383 20.21 12075 91 1861 1330 3 115 east
Sarıoğlan 599 3.58 5242 61 1960 1330 6th 18th northeast
Sarız 1220 7.29 4404 128 1946 1330 2 35 east
Talas 329 1.97 34879 6th 1987 1330 6th 12 southern
Tomarza 1485 8.87 10963 55 1953 1330 3 46 southeast
Yahyalı 1225 7.32 22665 87 1954 1210 2 28 southern
Yeşilhisar 986 5.89 13586 66 1947 1330 1 21st southwest
total 16736 100 959668

Source: Provincial website

landscape

With an altitude of 3916 m, the Erciyes Dağı is the highest mountain in the province. It offers space for mountaineering and winter tourism. Other mountains are the Aladağ (3,735 m) to the southwest and the Dumanlı Dağları (3,024 m) west of Sariz. The most important lakes are the Camız Gölü, Çöl Gölü, Sarıgöl, Yay Gölü and the Tuzla Gölü, which is also used for salt extraction. There are also dams and ponds. In 2005 the Yamula Baraji (reservoir) was completed, which covers an area of ​​85 km² and is therefore the largest in the province. The main river is the Kızılırmak. It crosses the province with a length of 128 km. Tributaries are the Sarımsaklı (55.km), Kestuvan (48 km) and the Değirmendere (32 km). The plains include the Develi (1,050 km²), Sarımsaklı (300 km²), Karasaz (80 km²) and the Palas plain (50 km²). The province consists largely of steppe landscape, in a few areas it is forested. The forest cover consists of larch, spruce, fir and oak. 40% of the land area is used as arable land. 40% are pasture, 6% forest.

Dams

Surname location Lock type flow purpose construction time Height [m] Storage space [hm ^ 3] Water surface [km ^ 2] Irrigation area [ha] Power plant output [MW] Annually Power plant output [GWh]
Ağcaşar Barajı Yahyalı Embankment Yahyalı irrigation 1979-1987 30th 66 4th 15500
Akköy Barajı Yeşilhisar Rock + embankment Asarcık Irrigation + flooding 1964-1967 42 8th 1 926
Kovalı Barajı Yeşilhisar Embankment Dündarlı irrigation 1983-1987 45 25th 2 3317
Sarımsaklı Barajı Kayseri Embankment Sarımsaklı Irrigation + flooding 1966-1968 40 2 3.2 6400
Bahçelik Barajı Pınarbaşı Embankment Zamantı Irrigation + flooding + energy + drinking water 1996-2002 65 216 12 36282 7th 35
Sarıoğlan Barajı Sarıoğlan Embankment Kestuvan and Düzencik irrigation 1990-2002 31 25th 3 6123
Yamula Barajı Kayseri rock Kızılırmak Irrigation + energy 2005 120 2025 85 100 422
Şeyhli Barajı Kayseri Embankment Bülbülcük irrigation 1973 22nd 1440 290 220
Tekir Barajı Kayseri Embankment snow irrigation 1991 20th 2750 700 372
Zincidere Barajı Kayseri Embankment Zincidere irrigation 1976 19th 178 28 15th

Source: Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. Turkish Institute for Statistics , accessed December 24, 2017
  2. ^ Website of the Kayseri Province
  3. ^ Provincial website
  4. Turkey Water Authority , accessed December 20, 2011