Korgan
District and municipality
Map showing Korgan District in Ordu Province
Map showing Korgan District in Ordu Province
Korgan is located in Turkey
Korgan
Korgan
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°49′29″N 37°20′48″E / 40.82472°N 37.34667°E / 40.82472; 37.34667
CountryTurkey
ProvinceOrdu
Government
 • MayorTuncay Kiraz (AKP)
Area
254 km2 (98 sq mi)
Elevation
764 m (2,507 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
27,349
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
52700
Area code0452
ClimateCsb
Websitewww.korgan.bel.tr

Korgan is a municipality and district of Ordu Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 254 km2,[3] and its population is 27,349 (2022).[1] The town lies at an elevation of 764 m (2,507 ft).[4]

History

The district of Korgan has been a source of iron ore since the reign of Mithridates, King of Pontus, and even before that the area was occupied by Persians in the reign of Darius I in the 6th century BC, as part of the Satrapy of Pontus and Cappadocia. The Persian presence was erased by the armies of Alexander the Great in 331BC, and the area eventually became part of the Kingdom of Pontus and then the Roman Empire. This era ended in 1083 when Korgan was conquered by the Turkish armies of Danishmend Gazi. Subsequently a number of Turkish tribes ruled here until 1398 when Bayezid I brought the area, then known as Keşdere after a tributary of the River Bolaman, into the Ottoman Empire.

Composition

There are 29 neighbourhoods in Korgan District:[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Korgan, Turkey". Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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