Kofçaz is a town and district of
Kırklareli Province
Kırklareli Province ( tr, ) is a province in northwestern Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea. The province neighbours Bulgaria to the north along a long border. It borders the province of Edirne to the west and the province of Tekirda ...
in the
Marmara region of
Turkey
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. The mayor is Ziya Karataş (
AKP). The nearby village of Ahlatlı, 30 km away, is the northernmost settlement in the country.
Facts
Kofçaz is a district of the province of Kırklareli in northwestern Turkey neighbouring with
Bulgaria
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. It is situated in a mountainous area in the outskirts of
Yıldız (Istranca) mountains at an elevation of 640 m and has one of the lowest population densities in all of Turkey. The population of the district consists of the local Turkish population who call themselves Gacal and the Turkish communities who came after the Balkan defeat. The population of the district is 2.282 (together with the rural population of the district) according to the 2020 census.
The climate is typical continental with cold, snowy winters and hot, dry summers. There is no industry. Forestry, agriculture, and cattle raising are the major ways of living.
History
Kofçaz became part of the
Ottoman Empire
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in 1369 and became a district in 1953 with the appointment of a sub-governor (kaymakam). It contains 16 villages and 2 neighborhoods within its administrative zone.
Geography
Climate
References
External links
Kırklareli governor's official website
Populated places in Kırklareli Province
Districts of Kırklareli Province
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