Country Turkey District Gerze Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 974 (2011) | Province Sinop Province Elevation 240 m (790 ft) Postal code 57600 Area code 0368 | |
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Yenikent (former Gürzüfeth or Gürsüfet) is a belde (town) in Gerze district of Sinop Province, Turkey. Situated at 41°43′N 35°14′E it is on Turkish state highway which connects Sinop to Samsun. Distance to Gerze is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) . The population of Yenikent is 974 . as of 2011. The former name of the settlement refers to people who escaped from Georgia during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) . The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1990. But because of emigration to cities the population of the town has since been decreased.
Map of Yenikent, 57600 Yenikent K%C3%B6y%C3%BC%2FGerze%2FSinop Province, Turkey
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Yenikent, Sinop Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA