Gümüşçay Explained

Type:municipality
Gümüşçay
Coordinates:40.2833°N 44°W
Province:Çanakkale
District:Biga
Population Total:2123
Population As Of:2021
Elevation M:8
Postal Code:17200
Area Code:0286

Gümüşçay (former Turkish: Güvercinli) is a town (belde) in the Biga District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,123 (2021).[2] It is situated in the Anatolian portion of the province south of Marmara Sea coast. The distance to Biga is . The settlement was an Ottoman district center named Güvercinli. The mosque of Gümüşçay, the Nasuh Çelebi mosque was built during the reign of Mahmut I (1730-1754). The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1949. The main economic sector of the town is agriculture.[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 2021. 1 March 2023. TÜİK. tr . XLS.
  3. Web site: Mayor's page . tr. 2012-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120509210309/http://www.gumuscay.bel.tr/sayfa.asp?sayfaID=1 . 2012-05-09 . dead .