Hemşin

Hemşin
Hamshen • Համշեն
Hemşin
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°03′01″N 40°54′06″E / 41.05028°N 40.90167°E / 41.05028; 40.90167
CountryTurkey
ProvinceRize
DistrictHemşin
Government
  MayorHalim Kazım Bekar (AKP)
Population
 (2021)
1,472
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
53550
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.hemsin.bel.tr

Hemşin (Armenian: Համշէն Hamshen or Համամաշէն Hamamashen, literally "Hamam's Hamlet"; Laz and Georgian: ზუგა Zuga), is a town in Rize Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 57 km from the city of Rize. It is the seat of Hemşin District. Its population is 1,472 (2021).