Taşkesti

Taşkesti
Town
Taşkesti

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 40°34′N 31°00′E / 40.567°N 31.000°E / 40.567; 31.000Coordinates: 40°34′N 31°00′E / 40.567°N 31.000°E / 40.567; 31.000
Country  Turkey
Province Bolu Province
District Mudurnu
Elevation 560 m (1,840 ft)
Population (2013)
  Total 2,261
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 14810
Area code(s) 0374
Licence plate 14
Climate Cfb

Taşkesti is a belde (town) in Mudurnu district of Bolu Province, Turkey. It is situated at 40°34′N 31°00′E / 40.567°N 31.000°E / 40.567; 31.000 in dense forestry. It is on a tributary of Sakarya River and Turkish state highway D-140 from west to Mudurnu. The distance to Mudurnu is 35 kilometres (22 mi) and to Bolu is 85 kilometres (53 mi). The population of Taşkesti was 2,261 as of 2013.[1] as of 2011. The area around Taşkesti was populated during Phrygian Kingdom of the antiquity. But Taşkesti was founded in 1957 after an earthquake. In 1989, the settlement was declared a seat of township. In addition to agriculture, forestry and forest product industry are the main economic activities of the town.[2]

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