Şenyurt, Ardeşen

Şenyurt
Village
Şenyurt Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°12′55″N 41°4′21″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Rize
District	Ardeşen
Elevation	252 m (827 ft)
Population  (2022)	272
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Şenyurt is a village in the Ardeşen District, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey.[1] Its population is 272 (2022).[2] The village lies 8 km (5 mi) to the east of Ardeşen.

History

According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Mexeniti.[3][4] Most villagers are ethnically Laz.[5]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1985	395	—
1990	402	+0.35%
1997	296	−4.28%
2007	269	−0.95%
2012	213	−4.56%
2017	220	+0.65%
2022	272	+4.33%
Source: 1985 census,[6] 1990 census,[7] 1997 census[8] and TÜIK (2007-2022)[2]

References

1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
2. "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
3. Nişanyan, Sevan. "Index-Anatolicus: Türkiye yerleşim birimleri envanteri". Retrieved 10 January 2024.
4. Öztürk, Özhan (2005). Karadeniz: ansiklopedik sözlük. Heyamola Yayınları. p. 907. ISBN 9756121009. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
5. Ali İhsan Aksamaz. ""Lazlar" – V.Bölüm Yerleşim ve Nüfus Dağılımı". kuzgunportal.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
6. "1985 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2021.
7. "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
8. "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.