Aşkale'nin fonksiyonel özellikleri ve fonksiyonel sınıflandırmadaki yeri

Abstract

A~kale, Dogu Anadolu Bolgesi'nin Erzurum-Kars Boliimii'nde, Erzurum iIi stntrlart icerisinde ver altr. Kent, vakla~tk 1650m yiiksekligindeki Karasu vaditabantnin euzev kesimindeki taraia viizeviiizerinde kurulmustur. A~kale ulkemizi« en onemli faJ! hatlanndan biri clan Kuzev Anadolu FaV Haw iizerinde bulunmaletadtr. Karasu Vadisi, jeomorfolojik balamdan birtektonik depresvondur. Ytlltk ortalama stcakltk degeri 6.9 (C ve Vtlltk ortalama )1agt~ miktan 393.3 mm clanvorede, karasal ilelim sartlan etkiliolmaetadir. Arastirma sahastntn sulannt, Firat Irmagi'nm ana leolu olan Karasu drene etmeletedir. Yorede, kestane renkli topraklarm geni~ )ler tutmast vantnda, azonal topraklar da oldukca [azladir. Bitki artiisii, antropoien eteiler nedenivle iinemli ol(iide tahribe ugramt~ \Ie stepalanlangeni~lemi~tir. A~kale kent merkezinin i 997 vtltndalei niifusu i 5044'diir. Kent nidusunun cinsivet oranlan birbirine yakm olup, kadm (%50.5) l1lifus birazdaha [azladir. Ortalama aile biiViikliigii 5.4 leisi lzadardu. A~kale, tanm dt!jt eleonomie [onlesivonlann geli!jtigi bir kent verlesmesi ozelligindedir. Nitekim kentte iktisaden faal alan ntiftlsun %93.2 (Bunun %53.8'ini hizmetler, %39.4'iinii sanavi sektori: olusturmaetadu)lsitanm dt!jl seletorlerde istihdam edilmelete-dir. Ancakozelliele 'I985'ten sonra kentten gerceklesen gOfler, AJkale'nin gelismesini seleteve ugratmlJflr.

AJkale is located in Erzurum, Erzurum-Kars Area, Eastern Anatolia Region. Asealeislocated ona terrace area to theNorth of Karasu vallev base about '1650 meters. AJkale is on Northern Anatolian Fault Line, one of the most important fault lines in ourcountrv. Karasu Vallev is geomorphologicallv a tectonics depression. In the area having annualtemperature of 6.9 (C, and 393.3 mmrainfall continental climate is dominant. Thewaters of thearea of stud» is drained bl' Karasu, the main branch of Euphrates. Apart from the dominance of light-brown soilin the area, azonal soil is also abundant. The plant-cover has been greatly damaged due toantropogen factors, and stepareas have expanded. The population ofAJkaletovan center is-15044 in the census in 1997. The population isalmost equalin sexualdivision mith50.5 % of women population. Average [amilv members are 5.4 people. AJkale reveals the economically development characteristics of development out of agriculture. 93.2 % of the working people are employed in sectors other thanagriculture 53.8 % in service; 39.4 % in industry. However, migration especially out of Askale starting from 1985 has hindered thedevelopment of the town.