Kozağacı, Burdur

Kozağaç
Town
Kozağaç

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 37°04′N 29°41′E / 37.067°N 29.683°E / 37.067; 29.683Coordinates: 37°04′N 29°41′E / 37.067°N 29.683°E / 37.067; 29.683
Country  Turkey
Province Burdur Province
District Çavdır
Elevation 1,290 m (4,230 ft)
Population (2013)
  Total 1,220
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 15920
Area code(s) 0248
Licence plate 15

Kozağacı (literally "walnut tree") is a belde (town) in Çavdır district of Burdur Province, Turkey. At 37°04′N 29°41′E / 37.067°N 29.683°E / 37.067; 29.683 it is situated in the plateau to the west of Kozağacı Dam reservoir. The distance to Çavdır is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). The population of Kozağacı was 1220 [1] as of 2013. No document about the origin of the settlement exists. But as the name suggests, according to oral tradition Kozağacı was named after a walnut tree under which the first dwellings appeared. Main economic activity of the town is agriculture and cattle breeding. Also some residents work in cities .[2]

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