Torul is a town and district of
Gümüşhane Province
Gümüşhane Province ( tr, Gümüşhane ili ) is a province in northern Turkey, bordering Bayburt to the east, Trabzon to the north, Giresun and Erzincan to the west. It covers an area of 6,575 km2 and has a population of 129,618 in 2010 ...
in the
Black Sea
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region of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 12,385 of which 4,421 live in the town of Torul.
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/ref> The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of .
See also
* Zigana Pass
The Zigana Pass ( tr, Zigana Geçidi) is a mountain pass situated on the Pontic Mountains in Gümüşhane Province close to its border with Trabzon Province in northeastern Turkey. The pass, at above sea level, is on the route at a distance ...
Notes
References
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External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
Road map of Torul and environs
Ardassa
Populated places in Gümüşhane Province
Districts of Gümüşhane Province
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