Haymana, Ankara

Haymana is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 72 km south of the capital, Ankara. According to the 2010 census, the population of the district is 33,886, of whom 9,091 live in the town of Haymana.[6] [7] The district covers an area of 2,976 km2 (1,149 sq mi), and the average elevation is 1259 m.

Haymana
District
Location of Haymana, Ankara within Turkey.
Location of Haymana, Ankara within Turkey.
Haymana is located in Turkey
Haymana
Haymana
Coordinates: 39°25′52″N 32°29′44″E
Country Turkey
RegionCentral Anatolia
ProvinceAnkara Province
Government
 • GovernorTuran Erdoğan
 • MayorÖzdemir Turgut (elected from Demokrat Parti, DP,[1] later independent,[2] and at present in AKP[3])
Area
[4]
 • District2,983.56 km2 (1,151.96 sq mi)
Elevation
1,259 m (4,131 ft)
Population
 (2012)[5]
 • Urban
8,970
 • District
31,058
 • District density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
06860
Area code0312
Licence plate06
Websitewww.haymana.gov.tr

Etymology

According to the 1074-dated dictionary Dīwān ul-Lughat al-Turk, haymana means prairie in Turkish.[8]

History

Archaeological excavations were launched in Gavur Kalesi, a castle situated in the village of Dereköy, in the years 1930 and 1998. The results showed that it was an important Phrygian settlement. Besides, the tumuli located in Türkhöyük and Oyaca villages prove that the area was also inhabited during the Hittite period.[9]

After the periods of the Roman and Byzantine rule, the area was captured by the Seljuk Turks in 1127. After the Battle of Köse Dağ it came under Ilkhanate control for a while. In the mid 14th century the area was annexed by the Ottomans. After a brief period of Timurid rule in the wake of the Battle of Ankara in 1402, it was re-captured by the Ottomans.[9]

Demographics
Historical population[10]
YearPop.±% p.a.
188123,356—    
190733,878+1.44%
194035,130+0.11%
195041,379+1.65%
196548,908+1.12%
197051,256+0.94%
197553,275+0.78%
198056,171+1.06%
198560,823+1.60%
199055,527−1.81%
200054,087−0.26%
200739,310−4.46%
200840,537+3.12%
200934,912−13.88%
201033,886−2.94%
201132,705−3.49%
201231,058−5.04%
201342,566+37.05%
201431,176−26.76%
201528,355−9.05%
201628,127−0.80%
201727,277−3.02%
201930,930+6.49%

Age structure

The district of Haymana has a relatively young population but it is ageing very quickly.

Population by age structure (2017) [11]

  0-9 years old (12.5%)
  10-19 years old (14.5%)
  20-29 years old (12.6%)
  30-39 years old (12.0%)
  40-49 (12.2%)
  50-59 (14.5%)
  60-69 (12.4%)
  70-79 (6.4%)
  aged 80 or more (2.9%)

Administrative structure

Towns

Villages

Prominent residents
  • Ömer Özkan, Turkish plastic surgeon. An associate professor at the Akdeniz University in Antalya, he led the team that performed in 2012 the first full face transplant in Turkey.[12]
  • Burhan Sönmez, writer
  • Haymana Prison has had notable residents as inmates over the years, including historian Fikret Başkaya, professor of foreign relations Haluk Gerger, Workers' Party (Turkey) leader Doğu Perinçek, political scientist Yalçın Küçük, and playwright Bilgesu Erenus (the latter two jointly published their Haymana memoirs).

Notes
  1. "Haymana Belediyesi Yerel Seçim Sonuçları | 2014 Yerel Seçimleri". Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  2. "DP'den İstifa Eden Haymana Belediye Başkanı Turgut: "Biz Demokrat Parti'ye Geçerken Düşüncemizin Ne Olduğunu Onlar da Biliyorlardı. Artık Bağımsız Olarak Tüm Haymana'nın Belediye Başkanı Olaca".
  3. "Başkan'ın Özgeçmişi - Haymana Belediyesi". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  4. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  5. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  6. Statistical Institute
  7. GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  8. "Ankara'nın ilçe isimleri".
  9. Municipality of Haymana, Turkey. "Brief history of Haymana" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on August 1, 2014. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  10. Turkish Statistical Institute
  11. "Turkey: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  12. "Doktorumuz ÖZKAN'ı Ziyaret Ettik - Haymana HABER-Haymana'nın Güncel Haber Gazetesi-Haymana'nın Haber - HaberHaymana - Haymanahaber- Haymana Gazete, Haymanagazetesi". Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2013-01-11.

References
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