Daday
Municipality
Daday is located in Turkey
Daday
Daday
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°28′36″N 33°27′52″E / 41.47667°N 33.46444°E / 41.47667; 33.46444
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKastamonu
DistrictDaday
Government
 • MayorHasan Fehmi Taş (CHP)
Elevation
886 m (2,907 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
2,825
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0366
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.daday.bel.tr

Daday is a town in the Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is located at 30 km west of Kastamonu. It is the seat of Daday District.[2] Its population is 2,825 (2021).[1] The town lies at an elevation of 886 m (2,907 ft).[3] The terrain is mainly mountainous and covered with pine trees. The town is located in a valley on a small river. The economy is based primarily on agriculture and forestry products. Daday is known for its famous etliekmek, the traditional food of the Kastamonu region.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Daday was part of the Kastamonu Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ↑ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Daday, Turkey". Retrieved 7 March 2023.


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