Introducing Yalova Province 4

Yalova, Turkey's southeast, is located in the southeastern part of the Marmara region. provinces in the north and west of the Marmara Sea, east of Maharashtra, south of Bursa (Orhangazi-Gemlik) and is located in the Gulf of Gemlik. Yalova, 39-40 N, 29-61 East longitude. Height is 2 meters from the sea, 926 meters from the highest point. 0.11% of its land area with 847 km2 'covers part of. Yalova outside the eastern shores of the plains, mountainous terrain has a. South of the region, from west to east Izmit - Sapanca, Kocaeli, combined with sıradaşları Samanli Mountains are covered. Many of the hills in this mountainous terrain where the highest peak (926 m) is at the top Beşpınar.

North of the southwestern province of Yalova is surrounded by the Marmara Sea up to the limits. A property does not coasts are indented.

vegetation, shrubs, and forests are the province. Mountains, north and south of the valley shrubs Samanli found in them, strips and pieces are found intermittently along the base of this mass.

The steep slopes in the south of Yalova's completely covered with a lush forest cover. Forests cover about 5% of the province. Forested areas, usually beech, oak, hornbeam, dogwood, chestnut and lime trees is seen.

Located east of Yalova province in Marmara Region, the climate, the macro - as the type of air conditioning, is the nature of a transition between the Mediterranean and Black Sea climates. Yalova's climate, in some periods, reflects the properties of terrestrial climate. Arrivals from the north and south of Yalova, in the three main types of air flow is dominant in a quiet quality. cities, summers are hot and dry, winters warm and rainy.

According to today's central district with the provincial administrative bölünüğe consists of 6 districts.

districts;

Central District

Altinova

Pears

Cinarcik

Ciftlikkoy

Termal

POPULATION

Yalova province between the years 1990-1997 the population growth rate is approximately 2-fold increased, with 113,417 of those dates is a 7-year period the overall population increased to 163,916. This is the most important reason for the increase in the past is that the status of provincial status in the district of the province in 1995. Population growth rate on 17 August 1999 came to a halt with the earthquake, have had some reduction in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in 2000, the province also provided temporary housing solutions for the problem with the population trend has been observed to increase again. The amount of this increase, however, fallen far short of pre-earthquake rates. Yalova population is examined in terms of gender, male population than female population in the center of the network starts, but the villages have changed the balance in favor of the male population and the total male population was more than the total female population.

If the population is examined by age, over 50% of the population is among 10-39 years.

SIS Urban Population Growth Rate Population Growth Rate Index, Index, and the evaluation due in 2005, Yalova city population was 190,826; in 2020 is expected to be 279,430. In terms of population movements, in 2000, 41% of the population in the villages, the city, falling 59%, whereas in 2005 39% of the population in villages, 61% of the city and live in 2020 villages in 34% of the population, 66% percent is expected to live in the city.

LOCAL DISHES

Of the local cuisine dishes that are unique in Yalova, Pavle (the root of boiled cabbage leaves), rocket (soup made from corn flour), kale, lunch, luhu şuşkey (corn tortillas, shredded cabbage dish), Çirbuli (Kırmızıbiberli eggs), Lalanga (pan-fried in a thin pasta dinner), Çubiyiş Gayin (chestnut dinner) include. The pope desserts (sweet milk and flour mixture), Silohto (dumpling), Paponi (sweet made of flour and sugar), Meçavçevi tray (walnut dumplings), Yalova and other specialties.

The local cuisine, a variety of Yalova province of those who migrate here enjoy their own culture and social structure of the request, Yalova, gave birth to a rich culinary culture.