Kozağacı, Burdur Explained

Type:village
Province:Burdur
District:Çavdır
Kozağacı
Population Total:1,125
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:37.0667°N 70°W
Elevation M:1290
Postal Code:15920
Area Code:0248

Kozağacı (also: Turkish: Kozağac) is a village in Çavdır District of Burdur Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,125 (2021).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] It is situated in the plateau to the west of Kozağacı Dam reservoir. The distance to Çavdır is . No document about the origin of the settlement exists. But as the name suggests, according to oral tradition Kozağacı was named after a walnut tree under which the first dwellings appeared. Main economic activity of the town is agriculture and cattle breeding. Also some residents work in cities.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021. 30 January 2023 . TÜİK. tr . XLS.
  3. https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2012/12/20121206-1.htm Law No. 6360
  4. http://www.kozagac.com/ Kozağacı town page (author Okan Oral)