Hamamözü
Hamamözü | |
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 Hamamözü in 1962 | |
  Hamamözü Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′N 35°02′E / 40.783°N 35.033°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Amasya |
| District | Hamamözü |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fatih Bayraktar (MHP) |
| Elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 1,629 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Website | www |
Hamamözü is a town in Amasya Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Hamamözü District.[2] Its population is 1,629 (2021).[1] The population has shrunk 13% since 1990. It has an average altitude of 690 meters. Its mayor is Fatih Bayraktar (MHP). The Arkut Bey hot spring in the district supplies spas.[3][4][5]
History
Hamamözü was founded as a village in 1887 when 60 households of Circassian immigrants purchased a nearby farm from the notables of the town of Gümüş.[6]
Climate
Hamamözü has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb).
| Climate data for Hamamözü | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 2.5 (36.5) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.1 (52.0) | 14.9 (58.8) | 18.2 (64.8) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 17.1 (62.8) | 12.6 (54.7) | 7.4 (45.3) | 3.1 (37.6) | 11.2 (52.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) | 32 (1.3) | 38 (1.5) | 48 (1.9) | 60 (2.4) | 49 (1.9) | 19 (0.7) | 15 (0.6) | 24 (0.9) | 32 (1.3) | 36 (1.4) | 47 (1.9) | 442 (17.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[7] | |||||||||||||
Places of interest
- The springs of Arkutbey, a popular place for walks and picnics as well as to drink and bathe in the healing mineral waters.[8]
Notable people
- Hamit Kaplan, wrestler and 1956 Summer Olympics gold medalist
- Adil Candemir, wrestler and 1948 Summer Olympics silver medalist
References
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ İlçe Belediyesi Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ ERDOĞAN, Esra (2011-05-09). "İndirimli kaplıca sefası için son üç hafta". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "Termal otel 3. kez ihaleye çıkıyor". turizmnews (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "Hamamozu Thermal Spring". amasya.ktb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "T.C. AMASYA VALİLİĞİ - Hamamözü". www.amasya.gov.tr. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ "Climate in Hamamözü". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "HAMAMÖZÜ ARKUTBEY KAPLICALARI". Kültür Portalı. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
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