Çavuşlu, Giresun

Çavuşlu
Town
Çavuşlu
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°02′N 39°04′E / 41.033°N 39.067°E / 41.033; 39.067Coordinates: 41°02′N 39°04′E / 41.033°N 39.067°E / 41.033; 39.067
Country  Turkey
Region Black Sea
Province Giresun Province
Districts of Turkey Görele
Elevation 15 m (50 ft)
Population (2013)
  Total 2,172
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 28820
Area code(s) 0454
Licence plate 28

Çavuşlu is a belde (town) in Görele district of Giresun Province, Turkey. It is a coastal town at 41°02′N 39°04′E / 41.033°N 39.067°E / 41.033; 39.067. The distance to Görele is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) and to Giresun is 65 kilometres (40 mi). The population of the town was 2,172 as of 2013.[1] There are Roman ruins around the town. According to two conflicting theories about the origin of the present population, the town was founded either by the Chuvash people ( a Turkic people in Russia) who escaped from Timur in the 14th century or by Turkmen tribe named Çuvaz from south Iran.[2]


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