Daday is a town in the
Kastamonu Province
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in the
Black Sea
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region of
Turkey
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. It is located at 30 km west of
Kastamonu
Kastamonu, formerly Kastamone/Castamone () and Kastamon/Castamon (), is a city in northern Turkey. It is the seat of Kastamonu Province and Kastamonu District. . It is the seat of
Daday District.
[İlçe Belediyesi]
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 2,825 (2021).
The town lies at an elevation of .
The terrain is mainly mountainous and covered with pine trees. The town is located in a valley on a small river.
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Daday was part of the
Kastamonu Vilayet of the
Ottoman Empire
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.
References
Populated places in Kastamonu Province
Daday District
District municipalities in Turkey
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