Urban geography of Vezirköprü (Samsun)

Vezirköprü, called as ?Şinder? (Şin: Bridge) and ?Gedegra?, is located in Middle Black Sea Region, and 155 km southwest of Samsun city center. County is connected to Ankara state highway with a 31-kilometer-byroad. İn the north Durağan (Sinop), in the nortwest Saraydüzü (Sinop), in the southwest Osmancık (Çorum), in the south Gümüşhacıköy (Amasya) and Merzifon (Amasya), in the southeast and east Havza (Samsun), in the norteast bafra ve alaçam (Samsun) counties were found. County center is set on a neogene basin beside Vezirköprü Plain and has a slight sloping topography. The area is situated at first degree seismic zone. Uluçay Brook and Esenli Brook are passed through the county. Its altitude is between 300-390 meters and it is 14,5 square kilometer in size. Vezirköprü region is in the transition zone between Black Sea Climate form and Terrestrial Climate form of the interior parts.Vezirköprü, where service sector is dominant among urban functions, contains 25894 people according to 2008 census. Population growth rate is % 11,77 due to rural immigration and fertility. It is seen that county, which is under the influence of radiation texture as urban texture, started to play the role of linear urban texture in 21st century, as a result of state highway. Seismicity and earth features cause restrictions in development. In urban settlement of Vezirköprü, dwelling areas and agriculture areas stand in the forefront. The county, which is based on forest and agriculture as industrial area and function, has still traditional occupations.In this thesis, the features urban geography Vezirköprü county are studied with the help of modern mapping methods and it is tried to produce solutions to problems.