Tunca (

Laz language The Laz or Lazuri language () is a Kartvelian languages, Kartvelian language spoken by the Laz people on the southeastern shore of the Black Sea. In 2007, it was estimated that there were around 20,000 native speakers in Turkey, in a strip of ...

: Dutxe) is a town (''

belde Belde (literally "town", also known as ''kasaba'') means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish language, Turkish. All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but the Villages of Turkey, villages are usually too ...

'') in the Ardeşen District,

Rize Province Rize Province () is a province of northeast Turkey, on the eastern Black Sea coast between Trabzon and Artvin. The province of Erzurum is to the south. Its area is 3,835 km2, and its population is 344,016 (2022). The capital is the city of R ...

, Turkey. Its population is 4,237 (2021). Dutxe is famous for Formulaz festival.Dailysabah.com
Formulaz: Wooden car race a treat for slow drivers

History

According to ''list of villages in

'' book (2009), the name of the town is Dutxa or Dutxe, which is derived from dudi-xa, which means "upper place". Most villagers are ethnically Laz.

References

Populated places in Ardeşen District Laz settlements in Turkey Town municipalities in Turkey {{Rize-geo-stub