Murgul
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Murgul | |
|---|---|
| Murgul in the 1960's Murgul in the 1960's | |
Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 41°16′32″N 41°33′59″E / 41.27556°N 41.56639°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Artvin |
| District | Murgul |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hasan Çavuş (AKP) |
| Elevation | 473 m (1,552 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 5,020 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 08800 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | murgul |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Türkçe). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ↑ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ↑ "Climate: Murgul". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
