Bolaman

Neighbourhood in Fatsa, Ordu, Turkey

41°02′10″N 37°35′28″E / 41.03611°N 37.59111°E / 41.03611; 37.59111CountryTurkeyProvinceOrduDistrictFatsaElevation

5 m (16 ft)Population

(2022)

1,318Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

52400

Bolaman is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Fatsa, Ordu Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 1,318 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3]^[4]^[5] It is a coastal town on Turkish state highway D.010 which runs along the Black Sea coast. The distance to Fatsa is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to Ordu is 47 kilometres (29 mi).

The town (as well as the creek of the town) is named after Polemon, a governor of Ordu and vicinity during the Roman Empire era. But the town itself was founded in the 19th century. In 1966 it was declared a seat of township.^[6] A small Byzantine fortification with an attached chapel was converted into an Ottoman-period residence.^[7]

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.
^ "Law No. 6447". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 22 March 2013.
^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
^ Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived March 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ A photographic survey of Bolaman fortress and chapel was completed in 1977.[1]