Damar, Murgul

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Damar
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Damar
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°15′N41°35′E / 41.250°N 41.583°E / 41.250; 41.583
Country Turkey
Province Artvin
District Murgul
Elevation
1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
449
Time zone UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
08510
Area code 0466

Damar (meaning mineral ore) is a village in the Murgul District, Artvin Province, Turkey. [2] It lies just to the south east of Murgul. The town was once a district center, but in 1950 its status was reduced to a township ( belde ). At the 2013 reorganisation, it became a village. [3] Damar is a mining town and is one of the main producers of copper in Turkey.

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20071,440    
20122,167+8.52%
2017489−25.75%
2021449−2.11%
Source: TÜIK (2007-2021) [1]
miners of Dzansul (now Damar), 1915 A merry-making group of native laborers in Dzansul.jpg
miners of Dzansul (now Damar), 1915

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK . Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. Köy Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. Law No. 6360, Official Gazette , 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).