Murgul

Murgul
Municipality
Murgul in the 1960's
Murgul in the 1960's
Murgul is located in Turkey
Murgul
Murgul
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°16′32″N 41°33′59″E / 41.27556°N 41.56639°E / 41.27556; 41.56639
CountryTurkey
ProvinceArtvin
DistrictMurgul
Government
 • MayorHasan Çavuş (AKP)
Elevation
473 m (1,552 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
5,020
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
08800
ClimateCfb
Websitemurgul.bel.tr

Murgul (Laz and Georgian: მურღული/Murghuli) is a town in Artvin Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Murgul District.[2] Its population is 5,020 (2021).[1]

Previously known as Damar and Göktaş, Murgul is on a tributary of the Çoruh River, with mountains on all sides.

Half of the land is mountain forest and most of the other half is meadow, only 5% is planted. There are various mining and mineral operations especially copper (Murgul has Turkey's largest copper reserve) and also iron and nitrates.

Climate

Murgul has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb).

Climate data for Murgul
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8) 		4.1
(39.4) 		6.6
(43.9) 		10.9
(51.6) 		14.6
(58.3) 		17.9
(64.2) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.9
(69.6) 		18.1
(64.6) 		14.0
(57.2) 		9.6
(49.3) 		5.4
(41.7) 		12.2
(54.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 139
(5.5) 		111
(4.4) 		92
(3.6) 		82
(3.2) 		74
(2.9) 		102
(4.0) 		84
(3.3) 		105
(4.1) 		132
(5.2) 		163
(6.4) 		157
(6.2) 		173
(6.8) 		1,414
(55.6)
Source: Climate-Data-org[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Climate: Murgul". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 April 2014.


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