Gümerdiğin is the larger of the two towns of Şabanözü

Sabanözü

Şabanözü is a district of Çankırı Province, Turkey. It is nearly from Ankara and from Çankırı.-Economy:Every Monday is the day for bazaar which takes place in the centrum. Wheat, beans, corn and various fruit are the agricultural products of the fields that are rich of natural water resources...

. Gümerdiğin is nearly 6 km northwest of Şabanözü and nearly 80 km from Ankara

Ankara

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

. Although Şabanözü is a district of Çankırı

Çankiri Province

Çankırı Province is a province of Turkey, which lies close to the capital, Ankara. The provincial capital is Çankırı.-Economy:Çankırı is primarily agricultural with wheat, beans, corn and tomatoes the most common crops.-Climate:...

, Gümerdiğin is mostly in relation with Ankara.

Economy

Agriculture is the main part of the economy. There are two artificial lakes and also Sanı Çayı ise used to supply water for the fields. Wheat, beans, apple and a brunch of vegetables are the main produce.

Education

In Gümerdiğin there's a primary and a middle school but not a high school. The students from some neighbouring villages also attend school here. The principal is Alper Kahyaoğlu.

History

The town was named after Seljuk commander Humar Tigin who came to the area after the Battle of Manzikert

Battle of Manzikert

The Battle of Manzikert , was fought between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks led by Alp Arslan on August 26, 1071 near Manzikert...

 with his clan. The name was slowly corrupted over time to its present form Gümerdiğin.

Health

In Gümerdiğin there's a state health office. In the office there a nurse, and a health officer but no doctor. When a doctor is needed people are transferred to Şabanözü where theres a State Hospital. Gümerdiğin is also lack of Pharmacy and the medicals can be obtained from Şabanözü also.

Demographics

Gümerdiğin's population is as follows;

Population in years
2007	Below 2000
2000	2.180
1997	2.515
1990	1.227
1965	2.000

Mayors of Gümerdiğin Municipality

Mayor, parties and percentage of votes
Year	Mayor	Party	Percentage of vote
2004	Ömer Avşaroğlu	AKP Justice and Development Party (Turkey) The Justice and Development Party , abbreviated JDP in English and AK PARTİ or AKP in Turkish, is a centre-right political party in Turkey. The party is the largest in Turkey, with 327 members of parliament...	%41,93
1999	Hüseyin Arıkanoğlu	DYP
1994	Ömer Avşaroğlu	RP Rp - Science and technology :* Rapid prototyping, a manufacturing and engineering process* Rear projection, the projection of images from behind onto a translucent screen* Red Phosphorus, a phosphorus allotrope...	%35.56
1989	Muzaffer Arıkanoğlu	DYP	%36.03
1984	Muzaffer Arıkanoğlu	DYP	%52.98
1977	Ömer Kurtoğlu
1973	Abdullah Mülazımoğlu	CHP CHP -Healthcare:* Oporto Hospital Centre* Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh* Community Health Partnerships* Certified Health Physicist-Politics:* Christian Heritage Party * Christian Historical Party...	%30.36
1968	Ömer Karaağaç	GP Young Party The Young Party is a nationalist, statist, secular, republican, political party in Turkey.-2002 elections:Cem Uzan entered politics 90 days before the 2002 elections. Young Party was not eligible to enter the elections and Yeniden Doğuş Partisi was a small party which was eligible to enter...	%40.44
1967	Gani Bayramoğlu	AP Justice Party (Turkey) The Justice Party was a Turkish political party prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. A descendant of the Democrat Party, the AP was dominated by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister, and was in office at the time of the military coup on September 12, 1980...	%60.52

External links

• Local information website