Akçakoyun

Akçakoyun
Akçakoyun
Village
	Akçakoyun Location in Turkey Akçakoyun Akçakoyun (Marmara)
	Coordinates: 39°49′N 27°10′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Çanakkale
District	Yenice
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population (2021)	898
Time zone	TRT (UTC+3)
Postal code	17560
Area code	0286

Akçakoyun (literally "white sheep") is a village in Yenice District of Çanakkale Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 898 (2021).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] Akçakoyun is situated to west of Kalkım pond and to the south of Agonya creek. The distance to Yenice is 45 kilometres (28 mi).

The history of Akçakoyun is somewhat intermingled with that of Kalkım, a town to the east of Akçakoyun. The area around Akçakoyun, then named Agonya was an important ironworking center during the ancient ages. During the Turkish rule, originally a single settlement, it was split into two, namely Kalkım and Akçakoyun. In 1995, the settlement was declared a seat of township. Main economic sector of the town is fruit farming. Forestry, animal breeding and hunting tourism are other sectors.[4]

References

Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
"Town page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2012-06-28.

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[1] Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[2] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[3] Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).

[4] "Town page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2012-06-28.