Seslikaya, Ardeşen

Seslikaya

Amgvani (Laz language)
Seslikaya Amgvani (Laz language)
Village
Country	Turkey
Province	Rize
District	Ardeşen
Elevation	252 m (827 ft)
Population (2022)	396
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Seslikaya is a village in the Ardeşen District, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey.^[1] Its population is 396 (2022).^[2]

History

According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Amgvani. Most villagers are ethnically Laz.^[3]

The village is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) away from Ardeşen.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1842	157*	—
1876	193*	—
1985	1,961	—
1990	1,599	−4.00%
1997	399	−17.99%
2007	455	+1.32%
2012	450	−0.22%
2017	364	−4.15%
2022	396	+1.70%
*male population Source: Hiçyılmaz (1842-1876),^[4] population censuses (1985-1997)^[5]^[6]^[7] and TÜIK (2007-2022)^[2]

↑ Köy Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
1 2 "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
↑ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Seslikaya". Nişanyan Yeradları.
↑ Murat Ümit Hiçyılmaz, “Ardeşen Nüfus Kütüğü 1842 Ardeşen Sülaleleri”, Ardeşen Belediyesi Kültür Sanat Tanıtım Eserleri Serisi-13, 2011, Rize, ss. 18-25
↑ "1985 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2021.
↑ "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
↑ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.

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