Type: | municipality |
Tunca | |
Coordinates: | 41.1256°N 41.1225°W |
Province: | Rize |
District: | Ardeşen |
Population Total: | 4237 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Other Name: | Dutxa (Laz language) |
Tunca (Laz language: Dutxe) is a town (belde) in the Ardeşen District, Rize Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 4,237 (2021).[2] Dutxe is famous for Formulaz festival.[3] [4]
According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), the name of the town is Dutxa or Dutxe, which is derived from dudi-xa, which means "upper place". Most villagers are ethnically Laz.[5]