Bozkurt is a municipality and district of Denizli Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 462 km2,[3] and its population is 12,331 (2022).[1] The town is situated on a plain 52 km (32 mi) east of the city of Denizli. The altitude of the town is 867 m. It is quite close to the Lake Acıgöl and the neighboring town of Çardak and İnceler Kasabası
Bozkurt | |
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District and municipality | |
 One of the crater lakes in Karagöl near Bozkurt | |
 Map showing Bozkurt District in Denizli Province | |
  Bozkurt Location in Turkey  Bozkurt Bozkurt (Turkey Aegean) | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′N 29°37′E / 37.817°N 29.617°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Denizli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Birsen Çelik (CHP) |
| Area | 462 km2 (178 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 867 m (2,844 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 12,331 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0258 |
| Website | denizlibozkurt |
This is high country inland from the Aegean and Mediterranean, and has hot, dry summers and cold, wet winters.
During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) refugees from Bulgaria were settled on the plain, which was then known as Hanabat after a Seljuk Turkish caravanserai that stands within the boundaries of the present-day neighboring district of Çardak. Immigration from Bulgaria continued until recent times.
This is an agricultural district, with irrigation systems currently being constructed.
Karagöl, literally "the black lake", is situated on top of the mountain on the slopes of which the town of Bozkurt is located. Karagöl is at an altitude of 1,250m and is an area of dense forests centered on several small crater lakes which are also fed by streams.
Composition
editThere are 20 neighbourhoods in Bozkurt District:[4]
- Alikurt
- Armutalanı
- Avdan
- Baklankuyucak
- Barbaros
- Başçeşme
- Çambaşı
- Cumalı
- Fatih
- Hamidiye
- Hayrettinköy
- İnceler
- İncelertekkesi
- Mahmudiye
- Mecidiye
- Mehmetcik
- Mimar Sinan
- Sazköy
- Tutluca
- Yenibağlar
References
edit- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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