Murgul

Murgul
Murgul
Coordinates: 41°16′32″N 41°33′59″E / 41.27556°N 41.56639°E / 41.27556; 41.56639Coordinates: 41°16′32″N 41°33′59″E / 41.27556°N 41.56639°E / 41.27556; 41.56639
Country	Turkey
Province	Artvin
Government
• Mayor	Hasan Çavuş (AKP)
• Kaymakam	Faik Oktay Sözer
Area
• District	335.93 km2 (129.70 sq mi)
Elevation	473 m (1,552 ft)
Population (2012)
• Urban	3,051
• District	6,395
• District density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Post code	088xx
Climate	Cfb

Murgul (Laz and Georgian: მურღული/Murghuli) is a town and district of Artvin Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.

Previously known as Damar and Göktaş Murgul is on a tributary of the Çoruh River, with mountains on all sides.

Half of the land is mountain forest and most of the other half is meadow, only 5% is planted. There are various mining and mineral operations especially copper (Murgul has Turkey's largest copper reserve) and also iron and nitrates. Murgul itself is a small town of 3,525 people.

Murgul has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb).

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