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Kargı

Kargı
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Kargı is located in Turkey
Kargı
Kargı
Coordinates: 41°08′04″N 34°29′14″E / 41.13444°N 34.48722°E / 41.13444; 34.48722Coordinates: 41°08′04″N 34°29′14″E / 41.13444°N 34.48722°E / 41.13444; 34.48722
Country Turkey
Province Çorum
Government
 • Mayor Zeki Şen (AKP)
 • Kaymakam Tolga Kamil Ersöz
Area
 • District 1,394.19 km2 (538.30 sq mi)
Elevation 400 m (1,300 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Urban 5,327
 • District 15,780
 • District density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Post code 19910
Climate Cfa
Website www.kargi.bel.tr

Kargı is a district of Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is located at 106 km from the city of Çorum.

The first settlement in Kargı is known in the Hellenistic period as Blaene, mentioned by Strabo.

The district is known for growing high-quality rice and okra and for producing a particular type of crumbly goat's milk cheese called tulum peyniri.



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