Tepealan Explained

Type:neighbourhood
Province:Ordu
District:Korgan
Tepealan
Population Total:2534
Population As Of:2022
Coordinates:40.75°N 55°W
Elevation M:660
Postal Code:52700
Area Code:0452

Tepealan is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Korgan, Ordu Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,534 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] [4] [5] It is situated south of Korgan and from Ordu.

In ancient ages, the area around Tepealan was quite populated because of the iron mines around. During the Ottoman Empire era, Turks as well as Greeks and Armenians lived in Tepealan. After the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), Moslem Georgian refugees were also settled in the village. In the 20th century, according to the Population exchange agreement between Turkey and Greece, the Christian population was replaced by a Moslem population from Greece. In 1974, Tepealan was declared a seat of township.[6]

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.tepealan.bel.tr/tarihce.asp Mayor's page