Bakacakkadı

Municipality in Zonguldak, Turkey

41°20′N 32°06′E / 41.333°N 32.100°E / 41.333; 32.100CountryTurkeyProvinceZonguldakDistrictGökçebeyElevation

160 m (520 ft)Population

(2022)^[1]

3,196Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

67670

Bakacakkadı is a town (belde) in the Gökçebey District, Zonguldak Province, Turkey.^[2] Its population is 3,196 (2022).^[1] Bakacakkadı is situated to the east of Turkish state highway D.750 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 word kadı in the name of the town suggests that Bakacakkadı was a temporary office of a touring kadı during the Ottoman Empire era ^[3] 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 In the early twentyfirst century greenhouse agriculture superseded the mining economy.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ "Devrek History page by Ömer Çelikdönmez" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
^ "Mayor's page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-05-17.