ORDU

AREA: 6.001 km²
POPULATION: 830.105 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 52

DISTRICTS: Ordu (center), Akkuş, Aybastı, Çamaş, Çatalpınar, Çaybaşı, Fatsa, Gölköy, Gülyalı, Gürgentepe, İkizce, Kabadüz, Kabataş, Korgan, Kumru, Mesudiye, Perşembe, Ulubey, Ünye.

SITES OF INTEREST: Çınar Suyu and Küçükkertil forest recreation areas And Çambaşı Plateau and Ünye Pine Grove, several beaches on Black Sea coast, İbrahim Pasha Mosque also known as Orta Mosque, Hamidiye (Hükümet) Mosque, Yalı (Aziziye) Mosque and Konstantin, Mustafa Bey, Yusuf Ağa, Soğuksu and Çürüksulu Ali Pasha fountains.

Camps

Çınarsuyu Orman İşl. Tesisleri
Ünye / Ordu
Tel: (452) 323 73 46

Derya Motel Camping
Ünye / Ordu
Tel: (452) 323 34 73

Orient Camping Motel Café-Restaurant
Ünye / Ordu
Tel: (452) 323 20 60

Uzunkum (Black Sea) Camping Restaurant
Ünye / Ordu
Tel: (452) 323 20 22

Fasıl Camping Restaurant
Ünye / Ordu
Tel: (452) 323 24 44

Melet Piknik
Cumhuriyet Mah. / Ordu
Tel: (452) 233 68 25

Üçer Camping
Efirli / Ordu
Tel: (452) 522 21 69

Ertaş Camping
Çambaşı / Ordu

Topçuoğlu Camping
Efirli / Ordu
Tel: (452) 212 13 03

Provincial Cultural Directorate

Tel: (452) 223 25 93
Fax: (452) 223 00 64

State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate

Şehir Otogarı Altkatı
ORDU
Tel: (0 452) 223 25 95
Fax: 223 00 64

Museum

Ethnography Museum
Address: Selimiye Mah. Taşocak Cad. - Ordu
Tel: (452) 223 25 96

Registered Immobile Cultural and Natural Heritages in Ordu

Sites
Archaeological Sites: 12
Urban Sites: 2
Natural Sites: 1
Historical Sites: -
Other Sites
Archaeological and Natural Sites: 5
Total: 21
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural Heritages: 277
TOTAL: 298

Significant Days

Local Days of Celebration:

Hıdrellez
Gürgentepe District
4-5-6 May

Foundation Day
Gölköy
20 May

Festivities

Anniversary of Atatürk's visit to Ordu and Golden Nut Festivities
Ordu-Center
19-22 September

Ünye Tourism Festivities
Ünye
18-20 July

Hıdrellez Celebrations
Perşembe
20 May

Fairs:

Historical Perşembe Plateau Fair
Aybastı District Perşembe Yaylası
3-7 August

Festivals:

Honey Festival
Kabataş Municipality Sports Facilities
Aybastı
In October