Maçka

Maçka (Greek: Ματζούκα, romanized: Matzoúka, the "club"; Laz: მაჩხა Maçxa) is a town and district of Trabzon Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The name derives from the medieval Greek Matzouka, which was one of the provinces of the Empire of Trebizond. In Ottoman times, the area formed the nahiye of Maçuka.

For other places with the same name, see Maçka (disambiguation).
Maçka
Maçka
Coordinates: 40°49′00″N 39°37′00″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceTrabzon
Government
 • MayorKoray Koçhan (AKP)
 • KaymakamÜmit Cavuldak
Area
 • District967.98 km2 (373.74 sq mi)
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
5,742
 • District
23,647
 • District density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Post code
61750
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.macka.bel.tr
gollark: Plus the fact that TJ09 ignores 90% of things then just makes some slightly relevant comment on a random thread somewhere.
gollark: Oh, plus it being significantly easier to just say "use wants as haves" instead of adding a have box.
gollark: It took lots of people complaining and several weeks to change the rules of the hub to something remotely sane, and they're still broken and you don't even get told why you're banned.
gollark: I suspect it was just accidentally mistyping a number.
gollark: I'd also like to note the fact that the original trade hub was the minimum viable product and didn't even have proper rules.

See also

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.


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