Municipality in Kastamonu, Turkey
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Tosya (Ottoman Turkish: طوسيه), previously called Theodosia (Greek: Θεοδοσία) or Doceia (Greek: Δοκεία) under the Byzantine Empire, is a town in Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Tosya District.[2] Its population is 28,963 (2021).[1] It is the home town of the famous Boyner family and the birthplace of Markos Vafeiadis (1906–1992), a famous Greek politician.
The North Anatolian Fault is located in this area.[3] This caused a major earthquake in 1943.
Climate
| Climate data for Tosya(1991-2020)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
3.4
(38.1)
|
6.3
(43.3)
|
11.2
(52.2)
|
16.5
(61.7)
|
21.5
(70.7)
|
25.7
(78.3)
|
29.2
(84.6)
|
29.5
(85.1)
|
24.9
(76.8)
|
18.6
(65.5)
|
10.9
(51.6)
|
5.1
(41.2)
|
16.9
(62.4)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
0.1
(32.2)
|
2.1
(35.8)
|
6
(43)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
19.2
(66.6)
|
22.3
(72.1)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
18.4
(65.1)
|
13.4
(56.1)
|
6.8
(44.2)
|
1.9
(35.4)
|
11.6
(52.9)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−2.4
(27.7)
|
−1.2
(29.8)
|
1.8
(35.2)
|
5.9
(42.6)
|
10.2
(50.4)
|
13.5
(56.3)
|
15.9
(60.6)
|
16.2
(61.2)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
9
(48)
|
3.4
(38.1)
|
−0.6
(30.9)
|
7.0
(44.7)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
43.22
(1.70)
|
34.26
(1.35)
|
40.91
(1.61)
|
46.31
(1.82)
|
57.51
(2.26)
|
56.22
(2.21)
|
27.01
(1.06)
|
25.35
(1.00)
|
27.61
(1.09)
|
35.22
(1.39)
|
27.76
(1.09)
|
47.67
(1.88)
|
469.05
(18.46)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)
|
7
|
5.9
|
7.1
|
8
|
9.3
|
8
|
3.8
|
3.7
|
3.7
|
5.5
|
4.9
|
7.2
|
74.1
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
77.9
|
70
|
63
|
59.5
|
61.4
|
60.3
|
53.9
|
53.7
|
55.8
|
63.5
|
68.4
|
79
|
63.9
|
| Source: NOAA NCEI[4]
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References
External links
Media related to Tosya at Wikimedia Commons
