Böcekli Explained

Type:municipality
Böcekli
Coordinates:37.2981°N 36.36°W
Province:Osmaniye
District:Düziçi
Population Total:2160
Population As Of:2022
Elevation M:250
Postal Code:80740
Area Code:0328

Böcekli is a town (belde) in the Düziçi District, Osmaniye Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,160 (2022).[2] The distance to Düziçi is . Two hundred years ago the original population of Böcekli under the leadership of certain Böcük Koca migrated from Şanlıurfa to present location. With the additional population from the then nomadic Afşar tribes (a Turkmen tribe) they formed neighbouring villages. In 1994 Boyalı and other five villages merged to form the town of Böcekli. Böcekli, economy depends on irrigated farming. Peanut and cotton are among the main crops.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Belde Belediyesi
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 22 May 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. Web site: Mayor's page . tr . 2012-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816111150/http://www.bocekli.bel.tr/Default.asp?E_Belediyem=SayfaDetay&wtrx=7 . 2011-08-16 . dead .