The geographical study of city centre of Selendi (Manisa)

ABSTRACTTHE SUMMARY OF THES S OF MASTER?S DEGREETHE GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF CITY CENTRE OF SELEND (MAN SA)Şuhayip TÜRKYILMAZAfyon Kocatepe UniversityThe Insititute of Social Sciences2007Consultant: Yrd. Doç. Dr. Selahattin POLATThe city of Selendi which is the subject of our research is in the borders of Manisawhich is located in the west part of Aegean Region.The city which is administratively dependent to Manisa is 162 kms far to the citycentre of Manisa. It is surrounded by Uşak in the East and Southeast the city of Kula ofManisa in the South and Southwest, the city of Demirci of Manisa in the North and Northwestand the city of Simav of Kütahya in the North and Northeast.The city centre of Selendi has an area of 233,7 hectares. There aren?t any smaller citiesdependent to Selendi. There are 11 wards and 44 villages which are dependent to Selendi.Most of villges are scattered. There are 115 wards of the 30 villages . According to the 2000census, the population of the city centre is 8095 people, and the total population of the citywith its villages is 26061 people. The city is a ?migrating-from? settlement. Developing ofthe varied economical and cultural activities in the area will reduce the population movementout of the city and will quicken the development of the neighbourhood. The city issurrounded with mounts and hills and was founded in the Valley of Selendi Stream. SelendiStream which is the biggest baranch of Gediz River passes through the city. The elevation ofthe city is 440 meters. The land is generally mountainous, having valleys and partly havingplains.The research area has a half dry-half moist, mild climate which shows a transitioncharacteristic between the Mediterranean and continental climates. It is a type of dry-lowmoist, mezotermal ( medium heat)(the excess of water is in Winter season and very strong)near to ocean effect climate.In the research area, the main economical activities are agriculture and stock -breeding. Trade and industry are in progress. The city hasn?t got a considerable tourismpotantiel.Selendi is located between Kula-Uşak line of E-23 ( zmir-Ankara) road and it is16 kms interior in the North direction. This caused the lack of activity in the city. AlthoughSelendi is in a long distance of 162 kms to the city centre of Manisa where it isadministratvely dependent, it is nearer to the city centre of Uşak such as 65 kms.In our country, there are a lot of settlement areas which haven?t developedeconomically and socially, in the appearance of rural small town like Selendi. Examining alsogeographically of this kind of settlements which are generally a lot in our country willprovide big advantages in finding out the problems, giving solution suggestions andpreparing of development plans. Believing that this kind of settlements wich have been out ofsight, will become better by the help of studies like this, the geographical research of the citycentre of Selendi has been studied.The city is a migrating-from settlement. The development of economical and culturalactivites in the area varidly will reduce the population movement out of town and will quickenthe development of the area.Dosya adı: Belge2Dizin:C:\Documents and Settings\AHMET KAYA\ApplicationŞablon:Data\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.dotBaşlık:Konu:Yazar: AHMET KAYAAnahtar Sözcük:Açıklamalar:Oluşturma Tarihi: 07.02.2007 13:33:00Düzeltme Sayısı: 1Son Kayıt:Son Kaydeden:Düzenleme Süresi: 0 DakikaSon Yazdırma Tarihi: 07.02.2007 13:34:00En Son Tüm YazdırmadaSayfa Sayısı: 2Sözcük Sayısı: 484(yaklaşık)Karakter Sayısı: 2.763(yaklaşık)