Soğukpınar, Giresun Explained

Type:municipality
Soğukpınar
Coordinates:40.8189°N 38.7381°W
Province:Giresun
District:Espiye
Population Total:2645
Population As Of:2022
Elevation M:620
Postal Code:28605
Area Code:0454

Soğukpınar (literally "cool fountain") is a town (belde) in the Espiye District, Giresun Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,645 (2022).[2] The distance to Espiye is . According to the earliest reference to the settlement as of 1530, the former name of Soğukpınar was Dikmen-Döğer referring to a Turkish tribe. Later in 1800s Greek workers also settled in the settlement to work in the mines around. But they left the settlement after the Population exchange agreement between Greece and Turkey in 1920s. In 1999 Soğukpınar was declared a seat of township. Hazel and corn are the main crops of Soğukpınar. Salmon trout and beehiving are other economic activities.[3]

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  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. 13 March 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. http://www.sogukpinar.bel.tr/tr/ Mayor's page