Bolaman

Bolaman is a town in Fatsa district of Ordu Province, Turkey. At 41°02′N 37°35′E 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 population of the Bolaman is 5583[1] as of 2011. 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.[2] A small Byzantine fortification with an attached chapel was converted into an Ottoman-period residence.[3]

Bolaman
Town
Bolaman
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°02′N 37°35′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceOrdu Province
DistrictFatsa
Elevation
5 m (17 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,583
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
52410
Area code(s)452
Licence plate52

References
  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  2. Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived March 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. A photographic survey of Bolaman fortress and chapel was completed in 1977.


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