Çatalağzı

Çatalağzı
(Tahtalı)
Town
Çatalağzı

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 41°30′N 31°52′E / 41.500°N 31.867°E / 41.500; 31.867Coordinates: 41°30′N 31°52′E / 41.500°N 31.867°E / 41.500; 31.867
Country  Turkey
Province Zonguldak Province
District Zonguldak central district
Elevation 40 m (130 ft)
Population (2010)
  Total 8,678
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 67150
Area code(s) 0372
Licence plate 67

Çatalağzı is a belde (town) in Zonguldak Province, Turkey

Geography

The town is a part of the central district of Zonguldak. At 41°30′N 31°52′E / 41.500°N 31.867°E / 41.500; 31.867 it is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Zonguldak. The town is situated in a valley which runs parallel to Black Sea coast. The population of the village is 8678 [1] as of 2010.

History

The settlement was probably known as Psylla during the ancient times and Amastris, the daughter of Darius III of Achaemenid Empire lived around the settlement. After the Byzantine and Genoa colonial periods, the settlement was captured by the Ottoman Empire. In 1954 Çatalağzı was declared as a seat of township.

Living

There are coalfields around the town and like most other settlements around, Çatalağzı is a typical mining town. In 1948, the most powerful thermal power plant of Turkey in 1940s was put into use in Çatalağzı. [2]

References

  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2011.
  2. "Çatalağzı history" (in Turkish). Mayor of Çatalağzı.
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