@article{2013,title={KELKİT VADİSİNDE NÜFUSUN DAĞILIŞI},abstractNode={The Kelkit Valley is situated between the middle and east parts of the Blacksea Region. Related to the settlement places in the Kelkit Valley, the population is gathered at the lower parts at the bottom of the valley and at the lower parts of the mountain slopes surrounding the valley.The altitude of the valley decreases from east to west, therefore, the population density increases from east to west. The roughness of the landscape with the altitude limits the distribution of the population. The decrease of altitude, the extension of the valley floor and the presence of the alluvium soil cause population density. The mountainous and roughness landscape affect the quality of the settlements throughout the valley. The population is distributed between 200m and 1800m in the valley. The lowest population is seen in Gölova, Sivas. Akıncılar, another town in Sivas, and Çamoluk, town in Giresun and Köse, town of Gümüşhane follow Gölova. The most crowded settlement places in the valley are the towns of Tokat. As the decreases in the altitude, the convenient climate and the presence of the alluvium soil at the bottom of the valley, Erbaa, the town of Tokat becomes the most populated town. Three towns of Tokat which locate at the very west side of the Kelkit Valley are in the research area. These towns are from east to west Resadiye, Niksar and Erbaa. At the area on the Westside of the Kelkit Valley, because of the lower height, suitable weather conditions and alluvial plains of the widening valley floor, population density is high at the area and Erbaa is the most crowded town. Niksar is number two in order, Resadiye is the lowest populated town in the area.},author={Asım ÇOBAN},year={2013},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies}}