Yusufça (former: ''Yusufçuk'') 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

Bucak District Bucak District is a district of the Burdur Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Bucak. ...

Burdur Province Burdur Province () is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Muğla and Antalya to the south, Denizli to the west, Afyon to the north, and Isparta to the east. Its area is 7,175 km2, and its population is 273,799 (202 ...

, Turkey. Its population is 2,336 (2021). It is situated in the northern slopes of

Toros Mountains The Taurus Mountains ( Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar,'' Greek'':'' Ταύρος) are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean coastal region from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a ...

. The distance to Gölhisar is . According to town page, the settlement was founded in 1777 by

Turkmens Turkmens (, , , ) are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and north-western Afghanistan. Sizeable groups of Turkmens are found also in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, ...

. The name Yusufçuk refers to a certain Yusuf who controlled the main water resource of the area in the 18th century. In 1972, Yusufçuk was declared a seat of township. Main economic sector is farming. Tomatoes, carrots and various other crops are produced. There is also some light industry in the town.Town page

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yusufca Gölhisar District Populated places in Burdur Province Town municipalities in Turkey