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Köseçobanlı is a town in Mersin Province, Turkey

Köseçobanlı
Town
Köseçobanlı Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°25′N 33°08′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin Province
District	Gülnar
Government
• Body	Köseçobanlı Municipality
Elevation	1,300 m (4,265 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	2,626
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	33705
Area code(s)	0324
Licence plate	33

Geography

The town is in rural area of Gülnar district which in turn is a part of Mersin Province. The coordinates of the midtown can be given as 36°25′N 33°08′E. The highway distance to Gülnar is 33 km (21 mi) and to Mersin is 182 km (113 mi). Köseçobanlı is on a high plateau of Toros Mountains, the average altitude being around 1,300 m (4,300 ft)

People

Like surrounding villages and towns, origin of Köseçobanlı residents are mostly Yörüks (nomadic Oghuz Turks) who had migrated from Turkestan during Mongol invasions. The population is 2626 (as of 2012).[1]

Economy

The main economic activity is agriculture. The main crops are cereals, apple and chickpea . The traditional livestock was goat. But cattle has replaced goats in order to protect forest around.[2] Another business is beekeeping.

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