Terme Explained

Type:metro district
Terme
Coordinates:41.2092°N 36.9739°W
Province:Samsun
Leader Party:AKP
Leader Name:Ali Kılıç
Area Total Km2:548
Population Total:71092
Population As Of:2022
Postal Code:55600
Area Code:0362
Blank1 Name:Climate
Blank1 Info:Cfa

Terme (formerly spelled Termeh; Ancient Greek: Thèrmae, Θέρμαι) is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 548 km2,[2] and its population is 71,092 (2022).[3] Terme is located on Terme River, about 5 km from its mouth, on the eastern end of the Çarşamba Plain.

Terme or its environs are the site of the ancient city of Themiscyra, Θεμίσκυρα.

Terme District is the site of an annual festival celebrating the Amazons, an ancient nation of all-female warriors who, according to Greek myth, were believed to have lived in the Samsun region.[4]

Composition

There are 82 neighbourhoods in Terme District:[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
  2. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 12 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 12 July 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  4. Web site: Village of Amazons to be recreated in Samsun park - Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news . 2014-01-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201214800/http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=212625 . 2014-02-01 .
  5. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle