Daday is a town in the

Kastamonu Province Kastamonu Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province of Turkey, in the Black Sea Region, Turkey, Black Sea region in the north of the country. It is surrounded by Sinop Province, Sinop to the east, Bartın Province, Bartın, Karabük Province ...

in the

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region of

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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

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References

Populated places in Kastamonu Province Daday District District municipalities in Turkey {{Kastamonu-geo-stub