Daday is a town and district of the Kastamonu Province in the

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region of

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. It is located at 30 km west of

Kastamonu Kastamonu is the capital district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 102,059 of which 64,606 live in the urban center of Kastamonu. (Population of the urban center in 2010 is 91,012.) The ...

. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 11,181 of which 4,625 live in the town of Daday. The district covers an area of , and 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. 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

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External links

District governor's official website
Populated places in Kastamonu Province Districts of Kastamonu Province {{Kastamonu-geo-stub