Maçka

District and municipality in Trabzon, Turkey
40°48′43″N 39°36′47″E / 40.81194°N 39.61306°E / 40.81194; 39.61306CountryTurkeyProvinceTrabzonGovernment
 • MayorKoray Koçhan (AKP)Area
925 km2 (357 sq mi)Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)Population
 (2022)[1]
24,709 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code
61750
Area code0462ClimateCfbWebsitewww.macka.bel.tr

Maçka (Greek: Ματζούκα, romanized: Matzoúka, the "club"; Laz: მაჩხა Maçxa) is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 925 km2,[3] and its population is 24,709 (2022).[1] The name derives from the medieval Greek Matzouka, which was one of the provinces of the Empire of Trebizond. In Ottoman times, the area formed the nahiye of Maçuka. The Greek Orthodox Sumela Monastery is located in the district.

Composition

There are 67 neighbourhoods in Maçka District:[4]

  • Akarsu
  • Akmescit
  • Alaçam
  • Alataş
  • Altındere
  • Anayurt
  • Ardıçlıyayla
  • Armağan
  • Atasu
  • Bağışlı
  • Bahçekaya
  • Bakımlı
  • Bakırcılar
  • Barışlı
  • Başar
  • Çamlıdüz
  • Çatak
  • Çayırlar
  • Çeşmeler
  • Çıralı
  • Coşandere
  • Dikkaya
  • Erginköy
  • Esiroğlu
  • Fatih
  • Gayretli
  • Günay
  • Güney
  • Gürgenağaç
  • Güzelce
  • Güzelyayla
  • Hamsiköy
  • Hızarlı
  • Kapıköy
  • Kaynarca
  • Kırantaş
  • Kiremitli
  • Konak
  • Köprüyanı
  • Kozağaç
  • Kuşçu
  • Mataracı
  • Merkez
  • Ocaklı
  • Oğulağaç
  • Öğütlü
  • Ormaniçi
  • Ormanüstü
  • Örnekalan
  • Ortaköy
  • Reşadiye
  • Sevinç
  • Şimşirli
  • Sındıran
  • Sukenarı
  • Temelli
  • Üçgedik
  • Yaylabaşı
  • Yazılıtaş
  • Yazlık
  • Yeni Atasu
  • Yeniköy
  • Yeşiltepe Mahallesi
  • Yeşilyurt
  • Yukarıköy
  • Yüzüncüyıl
  • Zaferli

Gallery

Twin towns – Sister cities

Maçka is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ Karesi ve Maçka kardeş şehir oldu (in Turkish)

External links

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  • District governor's official website (in Turkish)
  • Matsouka (Maçka)
  • Maçka (in Turkish)
  • Maçka haritası (in Turkish)
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