Ürgüp

Ürgüp
Ürgüp
District
	Village of Ibrahimpaşa in Ürgüp
	Nearby Fairy Chimneys
	Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap Map of Ürgüp
	Ürgüp Location of Ürgüp within Turkey
	Coordinates: 38°37′53″N 34°54′47″E / 38.63139°N 34.91306°ECoordinates: 38°37′53″N 34°54′47″E / 38.63139°N 34.91306°E
Country	Turkey
Region	Central Anatolia
Province	Nevşehir
Government
• Governor	Mehmet Maraşlı
• Mayor	Mehmet Aktürk (AKP)
Area
• District	562.85 km2 (217.32 sq mi)
Elevation	1,043 m (3,422 ft)
Population (2012)
• Urban	19,116
• District	35,000
• District density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	50xxx
Area code(s)	0384
Vehicle registration	50
Climate	Csb
Website	www.urgup.gov.tr

Ürgüp (Greek: Προκόπιο Prokópio,^[3] or Cappadocian Greek: Προκόπι Prokópi, Ottoman Turkish: Burgut Kalesi‎) is a town and district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is located in the historical region of Cappadocia, and near the cave Churches of Göreme. According to 2010 census, the population of the district is 34,372 of which 18,631 live in the town of Ürgüp.^[4]^[5] The district covers an area of 563 km² (217 sq mi),^[6] and the town lies at an average elevation of 1,043 m (3,422 ft).

Cappadocia is one of Turkey's largest wine-producing regions, with Ürgüp as its capital. Uphill from Hotel Surban, the renowned Turasan Winery supplies 60% of Cappadocia's wines and offers free tours and tastings in its rock-carved wine cellar.^[7]

According to the Ottoman General Census of 1881/82–1893, the kaza of Ürgüp had a total population of 23,030, consisting of 19,880 Muslims, 3,134 Greeks and 16 Armenians.^[8]

Notable natives[]

Saint John the Russian (1690-1730), Saint of the Orthodox Church
Mustafa Güzelgöz (1921–2005), librarian known as the "Librarian with Donkey"

International relations[]

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Ürgüp is twinned with:

Larissa, Greece (since 1996)^[9]
Kireas, Greece (since 2004)^[9]

Notes[]

^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
^ Rodley, Lyn (2010). Cave Monasteries of Byzantine Cappadocia. Cambridge University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-521-15477-2. ..medieval place names in the region that can be established are known only from scant references: one Elpidios, Memorophylax of Prokopios, who attended the Council of Chalcedon (451), may have come from Hagios Prokopios (now Urgup, but still called ‘Prokopion’ by the local Greek population in the early years of this century)
^ Statistical Institute^{[permanent dead link]}
^ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Archived from the original on 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
^ Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Retrieved 2008-04-19.
^ https://premiumtravel.net/turkey-cities/urgup/
^ Kemal Karpat (1985), Ottoman Population, 1830-1914, Demographic and Social Characteristics, The University of Wisconsin Press, p. 142–143
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Twinnings" (PDF). Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Retrieved 2013-08-25.