Murgul

Municipality in Artvin, Turkey

41°16′32″N 41°33′59″E / 41.27556°N 41.56639°E / 41.27556; 41.56639CountryTurkeyProvinceArtvinDistrictMurgulGovernment

• MayorHasan Çavuş (AKP)Elevation

473 m (1,552 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

5,020Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

08800

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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

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). 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.