Devrek

Devrek is a town and district in Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. It was founded as Hamidiye, in the sanjak of Bolu. Devrek was incorporated into the Zonguldak Province on May 14, 1920. It is divided into five quarters, three subdistricts and seventy-six villages. The three subdistricts are Çaydeğirmeni, Eğerci, and Özbağı. The population of the Devrek district is 66,518. The mayor is Mustafa Semerci (AKP).

For the bread, see Đevrek.
Devrek
Devrek
Coordinates: 41°13′31″N 31°57′37″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceZonguldak
Government
 • MayorÇetin Bozkurt (CHP)
 • KaymakamHüseyin Öner
Area
 • District934.81 km2 (360.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
25,354
 • District
57,366
 • District density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.devrek.bel.tr
Devrek square

Since 1984, in the third week of July, the Devrek Walking Stick and Culture Festival is held in the town. The most notable tourist destination in the area is Yedigöller National Park. During February and March there are pig hunting drives.

Geography

Devrek is located in an altitude of 86 meters and has an area of 1,080 km². It is 56 km from Zonguldak, 210 km from Ankara and 370 km from Istanbul. It is surrounded by mountains, the most notable ones being Babadağı, Göldağı, Akçasu and Yenice. The most important river passing through the region is Devrek creek. Devrek creek joins the Yenice creek in Gökçebey district and takes the name Filyos River. Pine, oak, fir, beech, elm, chestnut, and lime trees are found throughout the forest around Devrek. Its weather is cool during the summer and warm and rainy during the winter season.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Devrek was part of the Kastamonu Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. The name of the district, which is known as both Hızırbeyili and Devrek, was founded on September 5, 1887. It has been referred to as 'Hamidiye' for twenty-three years following the name of Abdul Hamid II. The word meaning of the name of the district, which has been called Devrek again since 1910, means 'Monday' in Turkish, which has a reputation exceeding the boundaries of the region and is based on its market established in the district.

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Turkey

Twin towns

Devrek is twinned with: Arua, Uganda Betio, Kiribati Moroni, Comoros

Famous persons from Devrek
  • Işık Koşaner (born 1945), General staff officer
  • Dr. Salim Yilmaz, Space Station Inventor
gollark: I hope you have backups.
gollark: You're only providing honor and glory? Not even an h?
gollark: I'm okay™, I guess.
gollark: I thought they used hypergolic thingies for that.
gollark: Technically there's the interplanetary medium.

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.

4. http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya/14354469.asp

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