Erfelek
| Erfelek | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Sinop | |||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 53 ' N , 34 ° 54' E | |||
| Height : | 185 m | |||
| Residents : | 3,564 (2018) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 368 | |||
| Postal code : | 57 800 | |||
| License plate : | 57 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2019) | ||||
| Structure : | 3 malls | |||
| Mayor : | Mehmet Uzun ( AKP ) | |||
| Postal address : | Merkez Mah., Cumhuriyet Cad., 57800 Erfelek / Sinop |
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| Erfelek district | ||||
| Residents : | 12,049 (2018) | |||
| Surface: | 412 km² | |||
| Population density : | 29 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Kaymakam : | Eyyüp Batuhan Cİğercİ | |||
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Erfelek is a city and capital of the district of the same name ( İlçe ) in the Turkish province of Sinop . The place is about 25 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital Sinop . According to the city seal, the place received the status of a Belediye (municipality) in 1961 .
The district is located in the north of the province on the Black Sea . It borders the Central District in the east, Boyabat District in the south , Ayancık District in the west, and the Black Sea forms the natural border in the north. The D010 trunk road crosses the district parallel to the coast. Also known as the Black Sea Coast Road ( Karadeniz Sahil Yolu ), it connects Karasu in the western Turkish province of Sakarya with Yolboyu (province of Kars ) near the Georgian border.
The district town to the south is connected by country roads with the provincial capital in the northeast, Gerze in the east and Ayancık in the west.
The Karasu River flows from southwest to northeast through the district and the city, it flows into the Black Sea at Sinop. It is dammed up to Erfelek Barajı on the western border with Ayancık County . The southeastern border to the central circle forms the Sazlı Çay (later Kabalı Çay ), which also flows further east into the Black Sea.
In the south of the district are the foothills of the Küre Dağları Mountains with the 1215 meter high Soğukoluk Tepesi, in the north the coastal plain.
The district was formed in 1960 and, in addition to the district town, consists of 46 villages ( Köy ) with an average of 184 inhabitants. The population ranges from 400 ( İncirpınarı ) to 47 ( Dağyeri ). 20 villages have 184 or more inhabitants. The population density is below the provincial value, the urban population is 29.58 percent.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Türkiye Nüfusu İl ilçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları , accessed on July 19, 2019
