Çatak, Silifke

Çatak
Çatak
Village
	Çatak Location in Turkey
	Coordinates: 36°40′N 33°46′E / 36.667°N 33.767°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin Province
District	Silifke
Elevation	1,200 m (3,940 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	389
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	33940
Area code	0324
Licence plate	33

Çatak is a village in Silifke district of Mersin Province, Turkey. At 36°40′N 33°46′E / 36.667°N 33.767°E / 36.667; 33.767 it is situated in the Toros Mountains. Its distance to Silifke is 69 kilometres (43 mi) and to Mersin is 154 kilometres (96 mi). The population of Çatak was 389^[1] as of 2011. According to unconfirmed reports the ancestors of the village people were Çatak tribe of the Turkmen people who had migrated from Caucasus to Çatak. The main economic activity is fruit farming. Grape and grape molasses are the main products.

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