Analysis of rural ethnosettlement in Balakan administrative region based on GIS method

Abstract

In the article, the analysis of the rural ethnosettlement in the Balakan administrative region
based on the GIS method was studied. The main purpose of the research work is to study the
national composition of the population, their distribution by residential areas and the modern
problems of the villages in Balakan district located in the north-western zone of the country
using the GIS method. In order to carry out the research work, fund materials were analyzed,
field research works were carried out in order to get to know the local situation closely, and
space images of the area were obtained. The obtained data were processed in the ArcGIS
program. As a result of the conducted research, it became clear that a serious polarization
process took place in the ethno-settlement system of the region. That is, although villages with
a large demographic potential play a major role in their settlement, some villages are
distinguished by their weak demographic potential. Some villages have no permanent
population. As a result of uneven socio-economic and demographic development within the
region, the population of some villages either increased or decreased at a slow pace. This was
related to regular migration processes in the region. In order to closely study ethno-settlement
in the study region, settlement maps were prepared. At the same time, a proposal plan was
prepared in order to eliminate the problems that arose.