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Köseçobanlı

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Country
  
Turkey

District
  
Gülnar

Postal code
  
33705

Elevation
  
1,300 m

Population
  
2,626 (2012)

Province
  
Mersin Province

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Licence plate
  
33

Local time
  
Sunday 11:31 PM

Area code
  
0324

Köseçobanlı

Weather
  
3°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 77% Humidity

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Köseçobanlı is a town in Mersin Province, Turkey

Contents

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Geography

The town is in rural area of Gülnar district which in turn is a part of Mersin Province. The coordinates of the midtown can be given as 36°25′N 33°08′E. The highway distance to Gülnar is 33 km (21 mi) and to Mersin is 182 km (113 mi). Köseçobanlı is on a high platue of Toros Mountains, the average altitude being around 1,300 metres (4,300 ft)

People

Like surrounding villages and towns, origin of Köseçobanlı residents are mostly Yörüks (nomadic Oghuz Turks) who had migrated from Turkestan during Mongol invasions. The population is 2626 (as of 2012).

Economy

The main economic activity is agriculture. The main crops are cereals, apple and chickpea . The traditional livestock was goat. But cattle has replaced goats in order to protect forest around. Another business is beekeeping.

References

Köseçobanlı Wikipedia