Marmara region
The Marmara region ( Turkish Marmara ) is the smallest but most populous of the seven geographical areas of Turkey with an area of 67,000 km² . The official name is "Marmara area" (Turkish Marmara Bölgesi ) and is derived from the Marmara Sea . It represents about 8.6% of the Turkish state territory.
This region officially exists after the 1941 Geography Congress in Ankara.
Classification
Geographically
The region consists of the part of Turkey in Europe, called Eastern Thrace , and the coastal landscape of Anatolia on the other side of the Marmara Sea and the straits. The Marmara region is divided into four sub-regions:
- In the very east of Thrace are:
- Yıldız Dağları Bölümü - area of the Yıldız Mountains
- Ergene Bölümü - area of the Ergene basin
- On both sides of the Marmara Sea and the Straits, both in Eastern Thrace and in Anatolia:
- Güney Marmara Bölümü - area of the catchment area of the Marmara Sea in the south of the region (the coastal areas of Eastern Thrace on the Marmara Sea and Dardanelles, including the Gallipoli Peninsula with the opposite areas in Anatolia)
- Çatalca-Kocaeli Bölümü - area of the two peninsulas between the Marmara and Black Seas between Çatalca and Kocaeli , separated by the Bosporus
Then there are the Aegean islands Bozcaada (Greek Tenedos) and Gökçeada (İmroz, Greek Imbros).
Politically
Politically, Turkey is divided into 81 provinces. This region includes the following provinces:
climate
| Climate data of the Marmara region | numbers |
|---|---|
| Average temperature | 13.5 ° C |
| Maximum temperature | 44.6 ° C |
| Lowest temperature | −27.8 ° C |
| Average humidity | 71.2 mg |
| Average rainfall | 654.3 mm |
population
According to the census in 2000, the population is 17,365,027 and the population density is 259 inhabitants / km² ( compared to the national mean: 88.25 inhabitants / km²). 79.1% (13,730,962) of the population live in cities and 20.9% (3,634,065) in rural areas. The annual population growth is 2.669%.
