Burunucu
Burunucu is located in Turkey
Burunucu
Burunucu
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°21′N 33°56′E / 36.350°N 33.933°E / 36.350; 33.933
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMersin
DistrictSilifke
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2022)
865
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
33940
Area code0324

Burunucu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 865 (2022).[2] The village is situated on the state highway D.400, almost at the midpoint between Silifke and Taşucu (a coastal town in Mersin Province), the distance to both being about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi). It is 86 kilometres (53 mi) from Mersin.

The village was the site of a port in antiquity named Sarpedon.[3]

References

  1. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. Mersin municipality history page (in Turkish) Archived January 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine


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