Maçka (Trabzon)
| Maçka | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Trabzon | |||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 49 ' N , 39 ° 37' E | |||
| Height : | 470 m | |||
| Residents : | 5,742 (2012) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 462 | |||
| Postal code : | 61750 | |||
| License plate : | 61 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2011) | ||||
| Mayor : | Ertuğrul Genç ( CHP ) | |||
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| Maçka County | ||||
| Residents : | 23,647 (2012) | |||
| Surface: | 1,000 km² | |||
| Population density : | 24 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Kaymakam : | Ümit Cavuldak | |||
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Maçka ( Lasish Maçuka, Greek Ματσούκα Matsouka ) is a district town and a district in the southwest of the Turkish province of Trabzon .
The city is located on a route from Trabzon to Gümüşhane directly on the Değirmendere River . Maçka has 5,750 and the district 24,494 inhabitants (as of 2010).
The district borders on the Gümüşhane Province in the south . With 1000 km² Maçka is the largest district in the province. Maçka is characterized by mountains and deep valleys created by rivers. Here are impressive buildings with the monasteries Sumela and Vazelon . Sumela is located in the Altındere National Park . In the district of Maçka, founded in 1913, there are two other municipalities and 57 villages .
The Kuştul monastery , built in 752 for the Pontic Greeks who lived here until 1923, is located near the village of Şimşirli .
Personalities
- Hakkı Keskin (* 1943), German-Turkish politician
- Saffet Bulut (* 1952), Turkish politician
- Volkan Konak (* 1967), Turkish singer
- Selim Akbulut (* 1984), Turkish soccer player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento from February 20, 2013 on WebCite ), accessed on December 20, 2014
