Maçka Explained

Type:	metro district
Maçka
Coordinates:	40.8119°N 39.6131°W
Province:	Trabzon
Leader Party:	AKP
Leader Name:	Koray Koçhan
Area Total Km2:	925
Elevation M:	470
Population Total:	24709
Population As Of:	2022
Postal Code:	61750
Area Code:	0462
Blank1 Name:	Climate
Blank1 Info:	Cfb

Maçka (el|Ματζούκα|Matzoúka, the "club"; Laz: მაჩხა Maçxa) is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey.^[1] Its area is 925 km²,^[2] and its population is 24,709 (2022).^[3] 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. The Greek Orthodox Sumela Monastery is located in the district.

Composition

There are 67 neighbourhoods in Maçka District:^[4]

Akarsu
Akmescit
Alaçam
Alataş
Altındere
Anayurt
Ardıçlıyayla
Armağan
Atasu
Bağışlı
Bahçekaya
Bakımlı
Bakırcılar
Barışlı
Başar
Çamlıdüz
Çatak
Çayırlar
Çeşmeler
Çıralı
Coşandere
Dikkaya
Erginköy
Esiroğlu
Fatih
Gayretli
Günay
Güney
Gürgenağaç
Güzelce
Güzelyayla
Hamsiköy
Hızarlı
Kapıköy
Kaynarca
Kırantaş
Kiremitli
Konak
Köprüyanı
Kozağaç
Kuşçu
Mataracı
Merkez
Ocaklı
Oğulağaç
Öğütlü
Ormaniçi
Ormanüstü
Örnekalan
Ortaköy
Reşadiye
Sevinç
Şimşirli
Sındıran
Sukenarı
Temelli
Üçgedik
Yaylabaşı
Yazılıtaş
Yazlık
Yeni Atasu
Yeniköy
Yeşiltepe Mahallesi
Yeşilyurt
Yukarıköy
Yüzüncüyıl
Zaferli

Twin towns – Sister cities

Maçka is twinned with:

Karesi, Turkey (since 2015)^[5]

External links

Notes and References

https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 September 2023.
Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
https://www.sondakika.com/haber/haber-karesi-ve-macka-belediyesi-kardes-sehir-oldu-7991921/ Karesi ve Maçka kardeş şehir oldu