Tomarza, formerly known as Dumarza (
Armenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
: Դումարզա), is a municipality and
district
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of
Kayseri Province
The Kayseri Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality in central Turkey. Its area is 16,970 km2, and its population is 1,441,523 (2022). It borders with Sivas, Adana, Niğde, Kahramanmaraş, Yozgat and Nevşehir provinces.
T ...
,
Turkey
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. Its area is 1,405 km
2, and its population is 21,100 (2022).
The mayor is Osman Koç (
İYİP).
Tomarza is a famous city for its pumpkin seeds production. According to Gida Tarim, Tomarza is one of the important pumpkin seed production centers in Turkey. While 60 percent of the snack pumpkin seeds produced in Turkey are met by
Kayseri
Kayseri () is a large List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. Historically known as Caesarea (Mazaca), Caesarea, it has been the historical capital of Cappadocia since anc ...
, 25 percent of the production in Kayseri comes from the city of Tomarza. Pumpkin seeds will be planted on 40 thousand acres of land. In 2020, 5 thousand 500 tons of harvest were obtained from the pumpkin seeds for snacks planted on 40 thousand acres of land in Tomarza. Other important activities are potato production, and sheep, goat and cattle-raising.
Composition
There are 54
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Tomarza District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
* Akdere
* Akmezar
* Arslantaş
* Avşarsöğütlü
* Bektaş
* Böke
* Bostanlık
* Büyükcanlı
* Büyüksüvegen
* Çanakpınar
* Çayinli
* Cücün
* Çukurağaç
* Çulha
* Cumhuriyet
* Dadaloğlu
* Dağyurdu
* Ekinli
* Emiruşağı
* Göktepe
* Gülveren
* Güzelce
* Güzelsu
* Hacıpaşa
* İcadiye
* İmamkullu
* İncili
* Işıklar
* Kaleköy
* Kapıkaya
* Karamuklu
* Karaören
* Kesir
* Kevenağıl
* Kızılören
* Koçcagız
* Kömürköy
* Köprüköy
* Küçükcanlı
* Kurtuluş
* Melikören
* Pusatlı
* Sarımehmetli
* Şeyhbarak
* Şiraz
* Söğütlü
* Tahtakemer
* Tatarköy
* Toklar
* Turanlı
* Üçkonak
* Yavuz Selim
* Yeni
* Yeşilbağ
Climate
Tomarza has a warm summer continental climate
Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in central and eastern parts of the three northern-tier continents (North America, Europe, and Asia), typi ...
(Dfb) with cold winters and very warm, dry summers with cool nights. Rainfall occurs mostly during the spring and early summer.
References
External links
Official website of the Municipality of TomarzaOfficial website of the Governor of Tomarza
Populated places in Kayseri Province
Districts of Kayseri Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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