Çanakçı

Çanakçı
Çanakçı
	Town
	Çanakçı Location of Çanakçı.
	Coordinates: 40°55′N 38°59′E
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Province	Giresun
Government
• Mayor	Tuncay Kasım (AKP)
Area [1]
• District	282.18 km2 (108.95 sq mi)
Elevation	372 m (1,220 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
• Urban	1,700
• District	6,917
• District density	25/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	28810
Area code(s)	0454
Licence plate	28
Climate	Cfb
Website	http://www.canakci.bel.tr/

Çanakçı is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.

Çanakçı is a small town of 1,848 people in a district of forest and scattered villages inland from the Black Sea coastal town of Görele.

It was founded as a village of Görele. Çanakçı became a town in 1991.

Famous "Kuşdili" festival is held in Çanakçı every July. Hundreds of people from nearby places attend this festival.

The Kemenche, which is one of the traditional Eastern Black Sea instruments, is played in Çanakçı. One of the most important folk songs is "Çanakçı'dan aşağı".

References

"Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
"Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.

External links

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[distr-area-1] "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.

[population-2] "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.