Turunçova

Turunçova
Turunçova
	Town
	Turunçova Location in Turkey
	Coordinates: 36°22′N 30°08′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Antalya Province
District	Finike
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	8,237
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	07880
Area code(s)	0242
Licence plate	07

Turunçova is a town in Finike district of Antalya Province, Turkey. At 36°22′N 30°08′E it is situated on Turkish state highway D.635. Distance to Finike is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi). The population of Turunçova was 8237 [1] as of 2012. The area around Turunçova was always inhabited during the historical ages and the ancient city Limyra is at the east of Turunçova. In 1956, two former villages named Çavdır and Bağyaka were merged to form the town of Turunçova.[2] The town economy depends on citrus farming and industry.

References

"Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
Mayor's page (in Turkish)

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[1] "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

[2] Mayor's page (in Turkish)