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{{Infobox Turkey place
| type                 = municipality
| name                 = Hamamözü
| other_name           =
| image_skyline        = Hamamözü Amasya 1962.jpg
| image_caption        =
| image_shield         =
| coordinates          = {{coord|40|47|N|35|02|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| province             = Amasya
| district             = Hamamözü
| leader_party         = [[Nationalist Movement Party|MHP]]
| leader_name          = Fatih Bayraktar
| area_footnotes       =
| area_total_km2       =
| elevation_m          = 690
| population_footnotes = <ref name=tuik/>
| population_total     = 1629
| population_as_of     = 2021
| postal_code          =
| area_code            =
| website              = {{URL|http://www.hamamozu.bel.tr/}}
}}
'''Hamamözü''' is a town in [[Amasya Province]] in the [[Black Sea Region, Turkey|Black Sea]] region of [[Turkey]]. It is the seat of [[Hamamözü District]].<ref name=ilce>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.</ref> Its population is 1,629 (2021).<ref name=tuik>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021|url=https://www.tuik.gov.tr/indir/duyuru/favori_raporlar.xlsx |access-date=12 January 2023|publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=tr |format=XLS}}</ref> The population has shrunk 13% since 1990. It has an average altitude of 690 m. The mayor is Fatih Bayraktar ([[Nationalist Movement Party|MHP]]). The town is predominantly ethnic [[Circassians|Circassian]] and [[Chechens|Chechen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nişanyan Yeradları - Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri |url=https://www.nisanyanyeradlari.com/?y=&t=Hamam%C3%B6z%C3%BC&u=1&ua=0 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Nişanyan Yeradları |language=tr}}</ref>{{Request quotation|date=August 2024}}
==Facts==
Hamamözü sits on the north-east foothills of the İnegöl mountains, 95&nbsp;km west of the city of [[Amasya]], 23&nbsp;km from [[Gümüşhacıköy]], and 45&nbsp;km south of the city of [[Çorum]]. Being in high country inland from the [[Black Sea]] coast the climate is warm and dry in summer, moderately cold in winter but with more rain in spring and autumn than the countryside further inland. Much of the land is cultivated with grains and pulses; there are also large areas of forest and pasture.
Hamamözü is not a wealthy district, people mainly living from agriculture and food from their own gardens, with the hot springs bringing some visitors to the town, which otherwise provides high schools and other basic amenities to the surrounding countryside. Younger generations are migrating to larger cities in search of careers.
==Climate==
Hamamözü has a [[warm-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Csb'').
{{Weather box
|location = Hamamözü
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan mean C = 0.8
|Feb mean C = 2.5
|Mar mean C = 6.0
|Apr mean C = 11.1
|May mean C = 14.9
|Jun mean C = 18.2
|Jul mean C = 20.7
|Aug mean C = 20.5
|Sep mean C = 17.1
|Oct mean C = 12.6
|Nov mean C = 7.4
|Dec mean C = 3.1
|year mean C = 11.2
|Jan precipitation mm = 42
|Feb precipitation mm = 32
|Mar precipitation mm = 38
|Apr precipitation mm = 48
|May precipitation mm = 60
|Jun precipitation mm = 49
|Jul precipitation mm = 19
|Aug precipitation mm = 15
|Sep precipitation mm = 24
|Oct precipitation mm = 32
|Nov precipitation mm = 36
|Dec precipitation mm = 47
|year precipitation mm =
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref name = "Climate-Data.org">{{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/21558/|title = Climate in Hamamözü|accessdate = 9 April 2014
|publisher = Climate-Data.org}}</ref>
}}
==Places of interest==
*The springs of Arkutbey, a popular place for walks and picnics as well as to drink and bathe in the healing mineral waters.
==Famous residents==
* Olympic gold medallist in 1956, wrestler [[Hamit Kaplan]]
* Wrestler [[Adil Candemir]]
==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in Amasya Province]]
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