Murgul
| Murgul | |
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 Murgul
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| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Artvin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hasan Çavuş (AKP) |
| • Kaymakam | Faik Oktay Sözer |
| Area[1] | |
| • District | 335.93 km2 (129.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 473 m (1,552 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • 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.
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Climate
Murgul has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb).
| Climate data for Murgul | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
12.2 (54) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 139 (5.47) |
111 (4.37) |
92 (3.62) |
82 (3.23) |
74 (2.91) |
102 (4.02) |
84 (3.31) |
105 (4.13) |
132 (5.2) |
163 (6.42) |
157 (6.18) |
173 (6.81) |
1,414 (55.67) |
| Source: Climate-Data-org[3] | |||||||||||||
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