Postal code 57910 Elevation 10 m Area code 0368 | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Licence plate 57 Population 1,494 (2011) | |
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Güzelkent is a belde (town) in Türkeli District of Sinop Province, Turkey. It is a coastal town of Black Sea at 41°57′N 34°24′E. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Türkeli. The population of the town is 1494 as of 2011. According to old maps, there was a Greek town named Colussa around Güzelkent Later a Turkish village named Helaldı was founded. After merging with other nearby villages Heladı was renamed as Güzelkent and was made a seat of township in 1989. The main economic activities of the town are fishing and light industry based on forestry .
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Güzelkent, Sinop Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA