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Çukurçayır

Neighbourhood in Ortahisar, Trabzon, Turkey

40°59′12″N 39°43′47″E / 40.9867°N 39.7297°E / 40.9867; 39.7297CountryTurkeyProvinceTrabzonDistrictOrtahisarElevation

275 m (902 ft)Population

(2022)

33,438Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

61030

Çukurçayır is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Ortahisar, Trabzon Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 33,438 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3]^[4] Çukurçayır is a southern suburb of Trabzon, situated to the west of Turkish state highway D.885 which connects Trabzon to Gümüşhane, Maçka and Sumela Monastery. In 1995 it was declared a seat of township. According to mayor's page a monastery and a bridge are the historically important ruins of the town.^[5]

References

^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
^ Mayor's page (in Turkish)