Pazar (Rize)

Pazar
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Basic data
Province (il) :	Rize
Coordinates :	41 ° 11 '  N , 40 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 10 '44 "  N , 40 ° 53' 39"  E
Height :	0  m
Residents :	16,304 (2018)
Telephone code :	(+90) 464
Postal code :	53 300
License plate :	53
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Structure :	12 Mahalle
Mayor :	Ahmet Basa ( AKP )
Postal address :	Pazar Mahallesi, Eski Rize Hopa Yolu No: 32 53300 Pazar
Website:	www.pazar.bel.tr
Pazar County
Residents :	31,527 (2018)
Surface:	173 km²
Population density :	182 inhabitants per km²
Kaymakam :	Ayhan Terzİ
Website (Kaymakam):	www.pazar.gov.tr

Pazar ( Lasish Atina) is a Turkish coastal city on the Black Sea and capital of the district of the same name ( İlçe ) in the province of Rize . The city is located around 40 km northeast of the provincial capital Rize . In 1928 the city name was changed from Atina to Pazar, which means market place. Pazar is one of the oldest settlements in the area and is located on the D010 expressway that runs parallel to the Black Sea coast.

The district borders on Çayeli County to the west , Hemşin County to the south, Çamlıhemşin County to the southeast and Ardeşen County to the east . The terrain is mountainous and has deep river valleys. Summers are cool, while winters are wet and wet. The largest river in the district is the Hemşin Deresi .

The Rize-Artvin Havalimanı airfield is under construction near the village of Yeşilköy, 34 km east of Pazar.

In addition to the district town (fourth largest city in the province), the district consists of 48 villages ( Köy ) with an average of 317 inhabitants. The scale of the population ranges from 1,027 ( Hamidiye ) to 40 ( Şentepe ), 18 villages have more than 317 inhabitants. The two villages of Kocaköprü and Ocak became districts (Mahalle) of the district town in 2018. With 182.2 inhabitants per km², the district has twice as high a population density as the province.

sons and daughters of the town

• Selçuk Görmüş (* 1984), soccer goalkeeper
• Beycan Kaya (* 1988), soccer goalkeeper
• Birol Parlak (* 1990), soccer player

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Türkiye Nüfusu İl ilçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları , accessed on July 15, 2019