Çatalağzı is a belde (town) in Zonguldak Province, Turkey

Çatalağzı (Tahtalı)
Town
Çatalağzı Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°30′N 31°52′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Zonguldak Province
District	Zonguldak central district
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	8,678
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	67150
Area code(s)	0372
Licence plate	67

Geography

The town is a part of the central district of Zonguldak. At 41°30′N 31°52′E it is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Zonguldak. The town is situated in a valley which runs parallel to Black Sea coast. The population of the village is 8678 [1] as of 2010.

History

The settlement was probably known as Psylla during the ancient times and Amastris, the daughter of Darius III of Achaemenid Empire lived around the settlement. After the Byzantine and Genoa colonial periods, the settlement was captured by the Ottoman Empire. In 1954 Çatalağzı was declared as a seat of township.

Living

There are coalfields around the town and like most other settlements around, Çatalağzı is a typical mining town. In 1948, the most powerful thermal power plant of Turkey in 1940s was put into use in Çatalağzı. [2]

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