Taşkesti Explained

Type:municipality
Taşkesti
Coordinates:40.5667°N 31°W
Province:Bolu
District:Mudurnu
Elevation M:560
Population Total:2339
Population As Of:2021
Blank1 Name:Climate
Blank1 Info:Cfb
Postal Code:14810
Area Code:0374

Taşkesti is a town (belde) in the Mudurnu District, Bolu Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,339 (2021).[2] It is situated in dense forestry. It is on a tributary of Sakarya River and Turkish state highway D.140 from west to Mudurnu. The distance to Mudurnu is and to Bolu is . The area around Taşkesti was populated during Phrygian Kingdom of the antiquity. But Taşkesti was founded in 1957 after an earthquake. In 1989, the settlement was declared a seat of township. In addition to agriculture, forestry and forest product industry are the main economic activities of the town.[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. 30 January 2023 . TÜİK. tr . XLS.
  3. http://www.taskesti.bel.tr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31&Itemid=53 Mayor's page