Murgul
Municipality in Artvin, Turkey
41°16′32″N 41°33′59″E / 41.27556°N 41.56639°E / 41.27556; 41.56639 (2021)[1]
08800
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 | |||||||||||||
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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.
External links
- the Municipality
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