Köprüköy, Keskin

Köprüköy
Village
Köprüköy is located in Turkey
Köprüköy
Köprüköy
Location in Turkey
Köprüköy is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Köprüköy
Köprüköy
Köprüköy (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 39°35′N 33°26′E / 39.583°N 33.433°E / 39.583; 33.433
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKırıkkale
DistrictKeskin
Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (2022)
1,815
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
71820
Area code0318

Köprüköy (English: "bridge village", also called Köprü) is a village in Keskin District of Kırıkkale Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 630 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] It is situated on Turkish state highway D.260 and to the east of the Kızılırmak River reservoir. The distance to Keskin is 30 kilometres (19 mi). According to the mayor’s page the settlement was founded during the Seljuk domination (11th to 13th centuries) and it was named after the famous bridge which was in use up to recent times. (It is now partially submerged in the Kapulukaya Dam reservoir.) In 1972 the settlement was declared a seat of township. The main activity of the town is agriculture. Cereals as well as sugar beets and sun flowers are produced. Poultry husbandry is another economic activity. An activity of lesser importance is perch and carp fishing.[4]

References

  1. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
  4. ^ "Mayor's page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2012-07-18.