Kızılcahamam
Kızılcahamam | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 40°28′11″N 32°39′02″E / 40.46972°N 32.65056°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Ankara |
Government | |
• Mayor | Süleyman Acar (AKP) |
Area | 1,623 km2 (627 sq mi) |
Elevation | 975 m (3,199 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | 26,872 |
• Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0312 |
Website | www |
Kızılcahamam is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,623 km2,[3] and its population is 26,872 (2022).[1] It is 70 km north of the city of Ankara, near the motorway to Istanbul. Its elevation is 975 m. The area is mountain and forest, a geographical boundary between central Anatolia and the Black Sea regions.
Kızılcahamam itself is a quiet market town known for its healing hot springs and mineral waters. Nearby Soğuksu National Park contains a scout camp and trails, and areas for picnic in the forest. There are hotels and guest houses including spa hotels. A sculpture of black vulture, an endangered bird species inhabited in the national park, is situated at the entrance of the town.[4]
Climate
[edit]The climate in Kızılcahamam can be classified as a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb) or a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb).
Climate data for Kızılcahamam (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.03 (2.64) |
53.27 (2.10) |
58.31 (2.30) |
60.04 (2.36) |
63.06 (2.48) |
46.13 (1.82) |
23.47 (0.92) |
20.91 (0.82) |
23.87 (0.94) |
40.54 (1.60) |
39.68 (1.56) |
74.88 (2.95) |
571.19 (22.49) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 79.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79.7 | 75.2 | 68.2 | 63.6 | 63.8 | 61.9 | 53.9 | 53.6 | 57.0 | 66.1 | 72.2 | 79.5 | 66.2 |
Source: NOAA[5] |
Composition
[edit]There are 109 neighbourhoods in Kızılcahamam District:[6]
- Akçakese
- Akçaören
- Akçay
- Akdoğan
- Aksak
- Alibey
- Alpagut
- Aşağıada
- Aşağıçanlı
- Aşağıhüyük
- Ayvacık
- Bademli
- Bağlıca
- Bağören
- Balcılar
- Başağaç
- Başören
- Bayır
- Belpınar
- Berçinçatak
- Berçinyayalar
- Beşkonak
- Bezcikuzören
- Binkoz
- Bulak
- Çavuşlar
- Çeltikçi
- Çeştepe
- Ciğirler
- Çırpan
- Çukurca
- Çukurören
- Değirmenönü
- Demirciören
- Dereneci
- Doğanözü
- Doymuşören
- Eğerlialören
- Eğerlibaşköy
- Eğerlidere
- Eğerlikozören
- Esenler
- Gebeler
- Gökbel
- Gölköy
- Gümele
- Güneysaray
- Güvem
- Hıdırlar
- İğdir
- İğmir
- İnceğiz
- İsmetpaşa
- İyceler
- Kalemler
- Karaağaç
- Karacaören
- Karşıyaka
- Kasımlar
- Kavaközü
- Kemalpaşa
- Kınık
- Kırkırca
- Kırköy
- Kışlak
- Kızık
- Kızılcaköy
- Kızılcaören
- Kocalar
- Kurumcu
- Kuşcuören
- Mahkemeağcin
- Oğlakcı
- Olucak
- Örencik
- Ortaköy
- Otacı
- Pazar
- Pazar Başören
- Pazar Kınık
- Şahinler
- Salın
- Saray
- Saraycık
- Sazak
- Semeler
- Semer
- Süleler
- Tahtalar
- Taşlıca
- Turnalı
- Üçbaş
- Uğurlu
- Üyücek
- Yağcıhüseyin
- Yakakaya
- Yanık Özbekler
- Yenice
- Yeşilköy
- Yıldırımçatak
- Yıldırımdemirciler
- Yıldırımhacılar
- Yıldırımören
- Yıldırımyağlıca
- Yukarıada
- Yukarıçanlı
- Yukarıhüyük
- Yukarıkaraören
- Yukarıkese
Fossil flora
[edit]Kızılcahamam is also known for its fossil flora which stems from at least six Pliocene deposits in Güvem and Beşkonak villages, 22 kilometres (14 miles) north of Kızılcahamam: Fossil flora of Kızılcahamam district.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Soğuksu Milli Parkı" (in Turkish). Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı 9. Bölge Müdürülüğü. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Kızılcahamam". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- District municipality's official website (in Turkish)