History :

Hamamözü inclusive of 60 houses was depended on Gümüşhacıköy municipality  in 1887. It became a town centre in 1910 then it transformed into a municipal organization in 1972 also it was set up a municipality organization  in the fifth August 1991 finally.
Topography and Transpartition :

The town was built  into  the west of the metropolis. It has border with Gümüşhacıköy into  the east, Çorum’s Osmancık municipality in  the west. Çorum (45 km) and its Laçin town (12 km) into  the south, Gümüşhacıköy municipality and Osmancık municipality of  Çorum in  the north. Its  surface is 202 km² and altitude is 63 m. The distance of town center since Amasya is 95 km.

The town has a climate which is a mixture of middle Anatolian’s arid and Black ocean area’s warm-rainy climates.

The town’s total earth is 131.227 decare. Agricultural land is 45.2 percent of (59.357 decare) forests are 32 percent of (42.000 decare) and pasture is 13.2 percent of (17.300 decare) the total land. 
Population and Government Status :

According to the results of 2000 years census, center of town  population is  1.511. Its  villages’ population is 4.650 also the total number of population is 6,161. According to previous census 0.9 percent of the centre and 13 percent of the villages’ population has decreased. Total decrease is 12.8 percent of the town population.

19 villages moreover 4 districs are connected to county centre. Only single municipality is connected to centre. Except intended two villages (Arpadere and Aşağıovacık)  are colloctive settled.

Economic -  Social state :

The economic life in the municipality isn’t lively. The people in the municipality exist off agriculture also stockbreeding.The tourism salary, due to the scorching spring in the centre of town, supports the economy of the municipality.Generally the young population go to the large cities to work.
The agricultural area is 59.357 decar, its 12.108 decar (20.4 %of the agricultural region) is irrigated by small lakes. The whole agricultural crops are wheat, barley, fiğ haricot bean, chickpea, tabacco, sugarbeet and poppy. Also, greengardening and fruit growing is done. In order to turn the greengardening in the trade and be able to gain salary, the activities of greenhhouse and walnut nursery gardening are carried on via community support association.

There is negative industry foundation in the municipality. The Thermal foundation (3 stars)was set up by the assist of Municipality also Arkutbey thermal spring, the domestic tourism have increased and especially in summer seasons the house boarding have been developed.

The problems of sewer structure and drinking liquid encompass been solved. In the villages of Arpadere also Damladere drinking water systems aren’ t sufficient also there is negative drinking water system in Arpadere and Mağraobruğu settlement. The 50% of villages’ sewer procedure problems encompass been solved. wholly roads of the villages have been asphalted.

 
Education, Culture, Health :

The education process into the municipality and in the districts started in the revolution period.The rate of knowledgeable people is 99%. thither are two primary schools and one poli-programmed highschool in the town center. In three villages mixed classes are knowledgeable.

There is one gymnasium and a foootball field, two health centers in two villages. There are places for relaxing also having picnics like Omarca Pine Forest also a family park built by the municipality. The Kuştepe and Kurban Tepesi parks was previously also constructed by the town.

Hamit Kaplan, who is the owner of a complex log, raised in the city. He put active the national uniform 17 era, he succeeded to be the first in the greako- roman style also in the olympic championship in the Karakucak wrestling. Hamit Kaplan took the gold medallion three times after each other in 1956, the silver medallion into 1960 and the bronze medallion in 1964.

The municipality organizes Hamit Kaplan - Adil Candemir wrestling and cultural festivals in prescribe to sustain the improvement of wrestling which is the sport of our ancestors.extra aim is to sustain the economy of the district and to reinforce the friendship of the citiziens and neighbourhood. The Arkutbey Spa and the Gimpaş Thermal facilities are well known via the neighbour cities because of their healing water.

History :

The memoir of Göynücek dates since 5000 B.C. (early bronze age). It became a town into 1922, however it was completed a district then also it was connected to the metropolis centre. recurrently it transformed into a municipality in 1954.

Topography and Transportation :

The municipality is constructed on the vallet of Çekerek stream and into the south-west of city. It is a distance of 38 km since Tokat’s Zile municipality, a expanse of 30 km from Çorum’s Ortaköy also 15 km since Mecitözü towns into the west, 45 km since Amasya centre in the north. Its surface is nearly 578 km² and altitude is surrounding 450-1100 m.

It has a climate which is scorching and arid in summers and tepid and rainy in winters. Its winters are not hard although warm sufficient. The municipality is roofed by steppes and shrubberies. There can be saw marshes, woods or groves from era to era. The exterior of the town is rather hilly and mountainous. Karadağ mountain is into the west of municipality and Tekke mountain is in the south-east of the county. The most crucial rivers are Çorum stream and branch of Yeşilırmak (the mainly important stream of the region) Çekerek river of the municipality.

An interurban road passes through the town also the street connecting to Amasya is asphalted. also, town have road relationship of its villages also Çorum’s (city) Ortaköy municipality.

Population and Administration system :

Total population of the town is 17614 and the centre population is 2776. thither are 33 persons on a square kilometre. With March 4, 1954 date also 6324 number legislation , it was become a town. thither are 36 villages, Damlaçimen and Gediksaray are little towns. thither are three districts named Cumhuriyet district, Merkez district (center) and Yeni district (New).

Economic And Community Condition :

Economy of the town is based active agriculture also animal husbandry and thither are a few industries as we can affirm there aren’t some. Small industrial zone is about to built also its earth was purchased. The agricultural area is 2220.200 decar. 59.200 decar is irrigated and 161.000 is arid. nevertheless it is expected that after Geldingen Land Irrigating project have finished the irrigated region will be increased. Mostly agricultural crops are wheat, sunflower, sugar beet also onion. extra incoming action of the town economy is creature husbandry also there are 8850 sheeps otherwise goats also 11105 cattles.

There  is not any lack of drinking water. Also there is mieral liquid that can pour elsewhere kidnes stones and nephritis. The source is active the highland but is  brought to the metropolis centre inclusive of pipe.

As we fabricate wheat, vegatables, sunflower also opium poppy in our land our meals are mostly ready with the meat also vegatable. various of our local meals mostly ready are Tarhana soup, Bulgur rice, Keşkek, Yarma soup, Baklalı dolma, Poppy seeds bread.

You can see dissimilar figures of folklore of the Turkish culture into our centre of the town. Exceptionally Ardıçpınar, Davutevi ve Ilısu villages make folklore live. In the centre and the villages’ wedding feast traditions are going on. Wedding feasts begin on Friday in the afternoon also finish active Sunday into the afternoon. In wedding feasts differnt areas’ dissimilar plays also Amasya region’s plays are organism played. Various of them are; Sinsin, Fanzara, Hoşbilezik, Ters Halay, Yerleme, Topal kız, Mektepli, Noktalı, Mahirçavuş, Temirağa, Samah etc.

Education, Culture and Health :

There are a high educate containing dissimilar educational programmes, a medical training high school, a primary-secondary and a boarding educate in the town. 10 first-secondary schools are into the towns and villages. 90 percent of the persons are literate.

There are medical treatment centres into county centre, Gediksaray also Damlaçimen  small towns, Alan, Sığırçayı, Kertme, Asar, Başpınar, Ayvalıpınar, İkizyaka, Terziköy, Karaşar also Ilısu villages encompass health feel for houses.

There is negative potantial of tourism because the municipality has negative historical values or beautiful places intended tourists although near Gökçeli village thither is a castle ruins.

Historical Places :

The Gökçeli Castle

It is located on a dominant location to Çeltik Valley also a unsteady hill which is at a expanse of 8 km from the nort-west of Göynücek and almost one km from north-east of Gökçeli municipality. It was used as a garrison at the age of  Roman Empire and it has recieved a lot of tunnels included sevaral steps. thither are various corridors corved on the stones at different pieces of the castle.