Çaydeğirmeni

Çaydeğirmeni
Town
Çaydeğirmeni
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°17′N 32°04′E / 41.283°N 32.067°E / 41.283; 32.067Coordinates: 41°17′N 32°04′E / 41.283°N 32.067°E / 41.283; 32.067
Country  Turkey
Province Zonguldak Province
District Devrek
Elevation 60 m (195 ft)
Population (2010)
  Total 5,130
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 67830
Area code(s) 0372
Licence plate 67

Çaydeğirmeni is a belde (town) in Devrek district of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. At 41°17′N 32°04′E / 41.283°N 32.067°E / 41.283; 32.067 it is situated in the valley of Alpaslan creek, a tributary of Yenice River. It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north east of Devrek. The population of Çaydeğirmeni is 5130 [1] as of 2010. The area around Çaydeğirmeni was inhabited from the 4th century BC. (late Hellenistic period) The settlement was a stop on an ancient caravan route. But the present town was founded in 1993 after a merger of two villages named Kemerler and Kaypaklar.[2]

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