Yeşilbaşköy

Yeşilbaşköy
Town
Yeşilbaşköy

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 37°39′N 30°30′E / 37.650°N 30.500°E / 37.650; 30.500Coordinates: 37°39′N 30°30′E / 37.650°N 30.500°E / 37.650; 30.500
Country  Turkey
Province Burdur Province
District Ağlasun
Elevation 1,210 m (3,970 ft)
Population (2013)
  Total 1,511
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 15810
Area code(s) 0248
Licence plate 15

Yeşilbaşköy is a belde (town) in Ağlasun district of Burdur Province, Turkey. It is situated slightly to the northwest of the road connecting Burdur to Ağlasun at 37°39′N 30°39′E / 37.650°N 30.650°E / 37.650; 30.650. The distance to Ağlasun is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and to Burdur is 27 kilometres (17 mi). The population of Yeşilbaşköy was 1511 [1] as of 2013. The town is an old settlement. According to oral tradition, about 750 years ago it was founded by three men. In 1978 it was declared a seat of township. Town economy depends on cherry farming. (Cherries are locally called "red diamond") Peach, rose and salmon are also produced.[2]

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