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Piraziz
Town
Country Turkey
RegionBlack Sea
ProvinceGiresun
Government
 • Mayorİbrahim ALTUNSOY (AKP)
Area
 • District154.33 km2 (59.59 sq mi)
Elevation
97 m (318 ft)
Population
 • Urban
Template:Turkey district populations
 • District
Template:Turkey district populations
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
28340
Area code(+90) 454
Licence plate28
ClimateCfa
Websitehttp://www.piraziz-bld.gov.tr/

Piraziz is a town and a district of Giresun Province on the Black Sea coast of Turkey.

In the Ottoman Empire period the town was named Piridede-Abdal.

The local economy depends of growing hazelnuts and fishing in the Black Sea. This is a poor district and many people have migrated away to jobs in Turkey's larger cities.

Piraziz itself is a small town of 6,886 people.

References

  1. ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.