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Perşembe, Zonguldak

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Perşembe
Town
Country Turkey
ProvinceZonguldak Province
DistrictÇaycuma
Government
 • MayorRüstem Çelebİ
Elevation
310 m (1,010 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,659
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
67960
Area code0372
Licence plate67
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.persembe.org

Perşembe (literally "Thursday", referring to market day ) is a belde (town) in Çaycuma district of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. It is situated in the mountainous area which runs parallel to Black Sea coast at 41°25′N 32°10′E / 41.417°N 32.167°E / 41.417; 32.167. It is to the east of both Çaycuma and Zonguldak. The distance to Çaycuma is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) and to Zonguldak is 59 kilometres (37 mi) . The population of Perşembe is 2659 [1] as of 2010. The settlement was probably founded four centuries ago. The original population of the village was composed of migrants from Caucasus[2] (probably Kipchaks, a medieval Turkic people lived in what is now Russian steps and Caucasus). Also people from other parts of Turkey were settled in the village. The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1990.

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