Yavuzkemal Explained

Type:municipality
Yavuzkemal
Coordinates:40.6333°N 57°W
Province:Giresun
District:Dereli
Population Total:2361
Population As Of:2022
Elevation M:1475
Postal Code:28960
Area Code:0454

Yavuzkemal is a town (belde) in the Dereli District, Giresun Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,361 (2022).[2] It is a dispersed settlement, typical of Black Sea region, situated to the west of Aksu River. The distance to Dereli is and to Giresun is . The settlement was founded by a Turkmen tribe named Kırık in the 14th century and the former name of the settlement was Nahiye'i Kırık (subdistrict of Kırık). According to official records of the Ottoman Empire the population of the settlement decreased in 1485 probably because some of the population was transferred to the newly conquered Trabzon (Trabzon Empire).[3] The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1998.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Belde Belediyesi
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 13 March 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. http://www.yavuzkemal.bel.tr/syf/sayfalari_goster.aspx?sayfa_ID=57 Mayor's page