Bolacalıkoyuncu

Bolacalıkoyuncu
Neighbourhood
Bolacalıkoyuncu Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°20′13″N 33°54′11″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin
District	Silifke
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2022)	971
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	33940
Area code	0324

Bolacalıkoyuncu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 971 (2022).[2] The village is situated on the state highway D.400. It is almost merged to Taşucu a town to the west. The distance to Silifke is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) and to Mersin is 91 kilometres (57 mi). The name of the village is composed of two words. Bolacalı refers to a cross bred goat (Boer goat and a local breed from Van) [3] and koyuncu means sheepman. But the village economy depends mostly on fruit and vegetable farming.

References

1. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. Sabah Newspaper article (in Turkish)