Abstract:

Uzundere town is a district administration center which belongs to city of Erzurum and is located in Eastern Black Sea section of the Black Sea region in geographic regional classification. The population of the town is 2861 as of 2013, which is 84 km far away from Erzurum city center, 142 km away from Artvin city center, 232 km away from Sarp border gate. Uzundere which was ruled by various civilizations throughout the history was one of the nine sanjak centers lying along the river Coruh which was known as country of Tavs. Uzundere was separated from Tortum district of Erzurum together with 10 villages and was brought to status of district center in 1987. The district center consists of 8 neighborhoods. In Uzundere town, 62.5% of the economically active population is employed in service sector, 30.1% in agriculture sector and 7.4% in industry sector. Uzundere town is a town settlement where agriculture sector is still active due to geographical location however effect of services sector is also felt due to the fact it is a town administration center.