Bartın

Bartın (Greek Μπαρτίν Mpartin, Ancient Greek Παρθένιος Parthenios) is a Turkish city and county in the Black Sea region. Bartın is the capital of the province of the same name, Bartın. The name Bartın (Parthénia) is of Greek origin and derives from the river Parthénios (today: Bartın Çayı). The city is surrounded by steep mountains to the east, west and north. The highest mountain in the area is the Keçikıran peak at 1619 meters.

The city was founded eleven kilometers southeast of the place where the Bartın Çayı flows into the Black Sea. The city dates back to ancient Parthenia in Paphlagonia. Ships with a cargo of up to 500 tons can reach the city. This makes Bartın the only inland port in Turkey. The Turkish Navy operates a base in Bartın.

Bartın County covers 46.8% of the province's territory and borders Zonguldak Province to the west. It has the highest population among the four counties of the province and also the highest population density. In addition to the county seat, there are two other towns (Kozcağız with 7,027 and Hasankadı with 2,265 inhabitants) and 137 villages, 60 of which have more inhabitants than the average (507 inhabitants). The largest village in the province (Tuzcular, pop. 2,181) is located here, as are all the other six villages over 1,000 inhabitants: Epçiler (1,199), Geriş (1,178), Yıldız (1,062), Terkehaliller (1,043) and Karainler (1,016). The proportion of rural population is 44.4 percent.

Population development

The following table shows the comparative population at the end of the year for the province, the central county and the city of Bartin, as well as the respective share in the higher administrative level. The figures are based on the address-based population register (ADNKS) introduced in 2007.

Urban Development

The following table provides information on the development of the population figures of the city (Şehir) and Bartın County within the province of Zonguldak and as an independent province. The figures are taken from the results of the censuses for the years indicated, published as PDF files, available from the library of the TURKSTAT (TÜİK).