Ovacık, Karabük

Ovacık is a town and district of Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 5,455 of which 1,728 live in the town of Ovacık.[3][4] She is the smallest district in Karabük Province. The district covers an area of 402 km2 (155 sq mi),[5] and the town lies at an elevation of 1,198 m (3,930 ft). She was a township in Çerkeş district between 1923-1957 and was the district in Çankırı Province between 1957–1995.

Ovacık
District
Location of Ovacık within Turkey.
Ovacık
Location of Ovacık
Coordinates: 41°05′N 32°55′E
Country Turkey
RegionBlack Sea
ProvinceKarabük
Government
  MayorMustafa Dursun (MHP)
Area
  District402.28 km2 (155.32 sq mi)
Elevation
1,198 m (3,930 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
  Urban
671
  District
3,193
  District density7.9/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
78xxx
Area code(s)370
Licence plate78
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.karabukovacik.bel.tr

Notes

  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (XLS) (in Turkish). Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  4. GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  5. Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Retrieved 2008-11-21.

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