Tosya District

Tosya District
District
Kilkuyu village
Kilkuyu village
Map showing Tosya District (green) in Kastamonu Province
Map showing Tosya District (green) in Kastamonu Province
Tosya District is located in Turkey
Tosya District
Tosya District
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°06′N 34°02′E / 41.100°N 34.033°E / 41.100; 34.033
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKastamonu
SeatTosya
Government
 • KaymakamSuat Hatam
Area
1,302 km2 (503 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
39,708
 • Density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.tosya.gov.tr

Tosya District is a district of the Kastamonu Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Tosya.[1] Its area is 1,302 km2,[2] and its population is 39,708 (2021).[3] The district produces a third of Turkey's total rice harvest. Timber is another important industry in Tosya. The area which consists of Tosya and İskilip district of Çorum Province was known as Tarittara or Turmitta during the Hittite era.[4]

Composition

There is one municipality in Tosya District:[1]

There are 54 villages in Tosya District:[5]

References

  1. ^ a b İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ^ Matthews, Roger; Glatz, Claudia (2009). "The historical geography of north-central Anatolia in the Hittite period: texts and archaeology in concert". Anatolian Studies. 59: 51–72. doi:10.1017/S0066154600000879. ISSN 0066-1546. JSTOR 27896788. S2CID 162335710.
  5. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.


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