Merzifon, Turkey

Merzifon (Armenian: Մարզուան, romanized: Marzvan, Middle Persian: Merzban; Ancient Greek: Μερσυφὼν, romanized: Mersyphòn, Greek: Μερζιφούντα, romanized: Merzifounta) is a town and district in Amasya Province in the central Black Sea region of Turkey. It covers an area of 970 square kilometres (370 sq mi), and the population (2020) is 73,849 of which 57,900 live in the town of Merzifon, the remainder spread throughout the surrounding countryside. The mayor is Alp Kargı (CHP). Modern Merzifon is a typical large but quiet Anatolian town with schools, hospitals, courts and other important infrastructure but few cultural amenities. There is a large airbase nearby. Merzifon is twinned with the city of Pleasant Hill, California.