Bolaman Explained

Type:neighbourhood
Province:Ordu
District:Fatsa
Bolaman
Population Total:1318
Population As Of:2022
Coordinates:41.0361°N 37.5911°W
Elevation M:5
Postal Code:52400
Area Code:0452

Bolaman is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Fatsa, Ordu Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,318 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] [4] [5] It is a coastal town on Turkish state highway D.010 which runs along the Black Sea coast. The distance to Fatsa is to Ordu is .

The town (as well as the creek of the town) is named after Polemon, a governor of Ordu and vicinity during the Roman Empire era. But the town itself was founded in the 19th century. In 1966 it was declared a seat of township.[6] A small Byzantine fortification with an attached chapel was converted into an Ottoman-period residence.[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. Web site: Law No. 6360. 6 December 2012 . Official Gazette. tr.
  4. Web site: Law No. 6447. 22 March 2013 . Official Gazette. tr.
  5. Web site: Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units. 12 September 2010. Official Gazette. tr. DOC.
  6. http://www.bolaman.bel.tr/belediye-tarihi.html Mayor's page
  7. A photographic survey of Bolaman fortress and chapel was completed in 1977.https://charlvarchive.org/Site/51