Beşikdüzü is a municipality and
district
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of
Trabzon Province
Trabzon Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its area is 4,628 km2, and its population is 818,023 (2022). Located in a strategic ...
,
Turkey
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. Its area is 84 km
2, and its population is 23,774 (2022).
The mayor is Burhan Cahit Erdem (
CHP).
Name
The name ''Beşikdüzü'' is composed of two
Turkish words, namely ''beşik'', "a cradle" and ''düzü'', "a plain". There is a mountain may be strato volcano called Beşikdağ 1 km. south of city and there is a plain area north of this mountain next to the
Black Sea
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coast. And the city is situated on this are so the name given to it for this reason.
One of the 20 village institutes was established in Beşikdüzü.
Current situation
The city centre is a new built city with a history of about 100 years. It was a local market for the surrounding villages and developed as a city by education, government and trade facilities.
Geography
The district is a mountainous area as well as the rest of the Trabzon province. But there are suitable plain areas at the seaside for building new parts of the city development. The city is on the Black Sea coast and there is a harbour 2 km west.
Rivers
Agasar river is the longest river of the district. It passes across the city centre. There are three big bridges on it. Kurbağalıdere river is the eastern border with
Vakfıkebir
Vakfıkebir () is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Its area is 141 km2, and its population is 27,060 (2022). On 31 March 2024, Fuat Koçal (Independent) was elected mayor.
Composition
There are 46 neighbourhoods
...
district, DeÄŸirmendere river comes from the forest region and the situated at the western part of district.
Climate and vegetation
The district has subtropical climate. All the year rainy and cloudy weather prevails. The winters are not cold and the summers are warm. The hottest temperature 22 °C and the coldest is 6 °C. Humidity is around %65-70. Because of this rainy and humid weather all the area is covered by forests and hazelnut trees. One can never see an empty area except for the houses and the roads.
Agriculture
Arable area is 6,195 hectares in the district, the forests comprise 1,141 hectares, meadows 750 hectares and 23 hectares unproductive area.
hazelnut 3640 ha
tea plantations 146 ha
corn 750 ha
potato 305 ha
oranges 37 ha
kiwi 4 ha
bean 100 ha
food plantations 400 ha
other vegetables 100 ha
Composition
There are 34
neighbourhoods
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in Beşikdüzü District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
* Adacık
* Ağaçlı
* Akkese
* Aksaklı
* Ambarlı
* Ardıçatak
* Bayırköy
* Beşikdağı
* Bozlu
* Çakırlı
* Çeşmeönü
* Çıtlaklı
* Cumhuriyet
* Dağlıca
* Denizli
* Dolanlı
* Duygulu
* Fatih
* Gürgenli
* Hünerli
* Kalegüney
* Korkuthan
* Kutluca
* Nefsişarlı
* Oguz
* Resullü
* Åžahmelik
* Sayvancık
* Seyitahmet
* Takazlı
* Vardallı
* Yenicami
* Yeşilköy
* Zemberek
References
External links
District municipality's official website
Beşikdüzü VR Photography
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Populated places in Trabzon Province
Black Sea port cities and towns in Turkey
Fishing communities in Turkey
Populated coastal places in Turkey
Districts of Trabzon Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey