DOĞANAY, Hayati Atatürk Üniversitesi - Kâzım Karabekir Eğitim Fakültesi - Ortaöğretim Sosyal Alanlar Eğitimi Bölümü, Coğrafya Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , ORHAN, Fatih Atatürk Üniversitesi - Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü - Ortaöğretim Sosyal Alanlar Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı, Coğrafya Öğretmenliği Bilim Dalı, Turkey

Main Features of the Population in the City of Artvin

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Population, which was mostly prioritized numerically, is under the spotlight both in terms of quality and quantity today. Analysis of Artvin city population, which attracts attention with some characteristic features, is attempted to be carried out in this frame. Migrations in the area, before and after Republic, have been significantly effective on the demographic structure of the city. In this context, Artvin was the 6th city which had the least population in 2012; the city was also among the first five cities that had the highest aged population. Besides that, the effect of geographic conditions on demographic structure is significantly felt in the city in which most of the population lives in coastal regions and inside the valley.

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Population , Artvin , population growth , distribution of the population , migration

eastern geographical review

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