Yukarışahinler

Yukarışahinler Jileni Napşit
Village
Mosque of the village
Yukarışahinler Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°19′32″N 41°22′9″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Artvin
District	Arhavi
Government
• Muhtar	Turan Toraman
Elevation	328 m (1,076 ft)
Population  (2021)	222
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Yukarışahinler is a village in the Arhavi District, Artvin Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 222 (2021).^[2]

History

It gained village status before 1965. The old name of village was "Jileni Napşit".^[3][4]

Geography

Güvercinli is located to the north, Derecik is located to the south, Tepeyurt is located to the east, and Ulukent is located to the west of the village. The altitude of the village is 328 meters.^[4] The climate of the village is in the Black Sea climate. The village is 87 km away from the city of Artvin and 11 km away from the Arhavi town center.

Economy

The villages economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry. There are two place of tea intake belonging to Lipton and Çaykur in village.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1985	441	—
1990	377	−3.09%
1997	197	−8.86%
2007	57	−11.66%
2012	151	+21.51%
2017	173	+2.76%
2021	222	+6.43%
Source: Population censuses (1985-1997)[5][6][7] and TÜIK (2007-2021)[8]

Mukhtar

Mukhtars according to selected years:

2009 - Turan Toraman

2004 - Coşkun Atalan

1999 - Coşkun Atalan

1994 - Coşkun Atalan

1989 - İmdat Yıldızbayrak

1984 - İmdat Yıldızbayrak

1977 - Mustafa Özyılmaz

1973 - Mustafa Özyılmaz

References

1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
3. "YukarıŞahinler". nisanyanmap.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
4. "Yukari Sahinler, Turkey Page". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
5. "1985 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2021.
6. "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
7. "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
8. "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 31 January 2023.