Murgul

Murgul
—  Town  —
Location of Murgul within Turkey.
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Government
- Mayor	Mehmet Yıldırım (CHP)
- Governor	HALİL AVŞAR
Area
- Town	406 km2 (156.8 sq mi)
Elevation	360- 1,100 m (1,180–3,249 ft)
Population (2000)
- Urban	3,525
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	08
Area code(s)	466
Licence plate	08
Website	http://www.murgul.bel.tr/

Murgul 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.

Until 1921 Murgul was part of Georgia and still today there is a Georgian community in the district.

Murgul in 1960's

External links

• Governor's Office
• the Municipality
• local information (Turkish)

Coordinates: 41°16′28″N 41°33′58″E / 41.2744°N 41.5661°E / 41.2744; 41.5661