Keşap

Keşap
Town
Keşap
Coordinates: 40°55′N 38°31′E / 40.917°N 38.517°E / 40.917; 38.517Coordinates: 40°55′N 38°31′E / 40.917°N 38.517°E / 40.917; 38.517
Country  Turkey
Region Black Sea
Province Giresun
Government
  Mayor Mehmet Emür (AKP)
Area[1]
  District 221.18 km2 (85.40 sq mi)
Elevation 95 m (312 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
  Urban 8,611
  District 20,505
  District density 93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 28900
Area code(s) (+90) 454
Licence plate 28
Climate Cfa
Website http://www.kesap.gov.tr/

Keşap is a town and a district of Giresun Province on the Black Sea coast of Turkey just to the east of the city of Giresun.

Keşap itself is a small town of 8,617 people.

The TV sitcom Uy! Başuma Gelenler was filmed in a village in Keşap.

History

See Giresun for the long history of this area, dating back to the Persians and the Seleucids.

References

  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.

tr,keşap


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/14/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.