Tomarza

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Tomarza
Tomarza is located in Turkey
Tomarza
Tomarza
Coordinates: 38°26′50″N 35°47′57″E / 38.44722°N 35.79917°E / 38.44722; 35.79917Coordinates: 38°26′50″N 35°47′57″E / 38.44722°N 35.79917°E / 38.44722; 35.79917
Country Turkey
ProvinceKayseri
Government
 • MayorDavut Şahin[1] (AKP)
 • KaymakamEmre Cebeci[2]
Area
[3]
 • District1,484.86 km2 (573.31 sq mi)
Elevation
1,330 m (4,360 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2021 estimate)[4]
 • Urban
21,630
Zip Code
38900
Websitewww.tomarza.bel.tr
www.tomarza.gov.tr

Tomarza is a city of Kayseri Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Davut Şahin (AKP).

Toros Madaghjian (1890-1989) wrote the history of Tomarza in a book called "Memories of Tomarza". It was written in Armenian and first published in 1959. It was later translated into English and published on Amazon. Toros survived the Armenian Genocide and settled in Racine, Wisconsin where many of his descendants now live.

Tomarza is a famous city for its pumpkin seeds production. According to Gida Tarim,[5] Tomarza is one of the important pumpkin seed production centers in Turkey. While 60 percent of the snack pumpkin seeds produced in Turkey are met by Kayseri, 25 percent of the production in Kayseri comes from the city of Tomarza. Pumpkin seeds will be planted on 40 thousand acres of land. In 2020, 5 thousand 500 tons of harvest were obtained from the pumpkin seeds for snacks planted on 40 thousand acres of land in Tomarza. Other important activities are potato production, and sheep, goat and cattle-raising.

Climate

Tomarza has a warm summer continental climate (Dfb) with cold winters and very warm, dry summers with cool nights. Rainfall occurs mostly during the spring and early summer.

Climate data for Tomarza, Kayseri province (1988-2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 1
(34) 		3
(37) 		8
(46) 		15
(59) 		19
(66) 		23
(73) 		27
(81) 		28
(82) 		24
(75) 		18
(64) 		10
(50) 		4
(39) 		15
(59)
Average low °C (°F) −9
(16) 		−7
(19) 		−3
(27) 		1
(34) 		4
(39) 		7
(45) 		9
(48) 		9
(48) 		5
(41) 		2
(36) 		−2
(28) 		−5
(23) 		1
(34)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38
(1.5) 		42
(1.7) 		44
(1.7) 		54
(2.1) 		55
(2.2) 		41
(1.6) 		11
(0.4) 		8
(0.3) 		17
(0.7) 		34
(1.3) 		38
(1.5) 		45
(1.8) 		427
(16.8)
Source: Weather2[6]

References

  1. ^ "Tomarza Belediyesi - Başkanımız".
  2. ^ "Tomarza Kaymakamlığı".
  3. ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  4. ^ "Turkey: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  5. ^ "Kayseri'de kabak çekirdeği ekimi başladı". 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Tomarza, Turkey Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)".

Famous People

Toros Madaghjian (1890-1989)

Osman Koç (Politician from Republican People's Party)

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