Country Turkey Time zone EET (UTC+2) Licence plate 67 Local time Sunday 4:17 AM Province Zonguldak Province | Elevation 40 m (130 ft) Postal code 67150 Population 8,678 (2010) Area code 0372 | |
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District Zonguldak central district Weather 2°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Çatalağzı is a belde (town) in Zonguldak Province, Turkey
Contents
- Map of C387atalaC49FzC4B1 Merkez Mahallesi 67150 C387atalaC49FzC4B1 Belediyesi2FZonguldak Merkez2FZonguldak Turkey
- Geography
- History
- Living
- References
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Geography
The town is a part of the central district of Zonguldak. At 41°30′N 31°52′E 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 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.