Çamardı

Çamardı
Çamardı
Coordinates: TR 37°50′11″N 34°59′34″E / 37.83639°N 34.99278°E / 37.83639; 34.99278Coordinates: TR 37°50′11″N 34°59′34″E / 37.83639°N 34.99278°E / 37.83639; 34.99278
Country Turkey
Province Niğde
Government
 • Mayor Yavuz Soylu (AKP)
 • Kaymakam Mehmet Fevzi Dönmez
Area[1]
 • District 1,272.72 km2 (491.40 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
 • Urban 3,376
 • District 14,427
 • District density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Website www.camardi.bel.tr/

Çamardı is a quiet town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, at the foot of Aladağ in the Taurus Mountains and reached by winding mountain roads. Population is 15,245 of which 3,396 live in the town of Çamardı.[3] Çamardı ıs well known with its being very green in the summer. Many people come to Çamardı in order to spend their summer holidays in a green and quite place. Çamardı is one of the gross producers of apple. You can find many kinds of apples in Çamardı. Also, in the last couple of years, cherry becomes one of the few mainstays of Çamardı. Additionally, one of the well known families of Çamardı is "Köse Family".

Çamardı is a thickly wooded district in this relatively dry region and is known for its apples, and also attracts visitors to walk and climb the Aladağlar, which can be accessed from the villages of Demirkazık and Çukurbağ. The river Ecemiş runs through Çamardı.

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.
  3. ↑ Statistical Institute
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