Bakacakkadı

Bakacakkadı
Town
Bakacakkadı Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°20′N 32°06′E / 41.333°N 32.100°E / 41.333; 32.100Coordinates: 41°20′N 32°06′E / 41.333°N 32.100°E / 41.333; 32.100
Country	Turkey
Province	Zonguldak Province
District	Gökçebey
Elevation	160 m (525 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,887
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	67670
Area code(s)	0372
Licence plate	67

Bakacakkadı is a belde (town) in Gökçebey district of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. At 41°20′N 32°06′E / 41.333°N 32.100°E / 41.333; 32.100 Bakacakkadı is situated to the east of Turkish state highway which runs from Black Sea coast to Mediterranean Region. A recreation and cultural center established in 1981 to celebrate Atatürk's 100. birth year and named Atatürk 100.yıl Hizmet köyü is situated 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north west of the town. The distance to Gökçebey is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) and to Zonguldak is 35 kilometres (22 mi). The population of Bakacakkadı is 2887 ^[1] as of 2011. The word kadı in the name of the town suggests that Bakacakkadı was a temporary office of a touring kadı during the Ottoman Empire era ^[2] In 1992, Bakacakkadı was declared a seat of township. Formerly the town economy depended on coal mines. In the early twentyfirst century greenhouse agriculture superseded the mining economy.^[3]

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