Alaca
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Alaca is one of the largest districts of Çorum Province
in the Black Sea region of Turkey
. It is located 52 km (32 mi) from the city of Çorum
, on a road from the Black Sea
coast to central Anatolia
. Population is 22,092 as of 2010.
The ancient Hittite
settlement of Alacahöyük is located in Alaca district.
Çorum Province
Çorum Province is a province in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, but lying inland and having more characteristics of Central Anatolia than the Black Sea coast....
in the Black Sea region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It is located 52 km (32 mi) from the city of Çorum
Çorum
Çorum is a landlocked northern Anatolian city that is the capital of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Çorum is located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey, and is approximately from Ankara and from Istanbul...
, on a road from the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
coast to central Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
. Population is 22,092 as of 2010.
The ancient Hittite
Hittites
The Hittites were a Bronze Age people of Anatolia.They established a kingdom centered at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia c. the 18th century BC. The Hittite empire reached its height c...
settlement of Alacahöyük is located in Alaca district.
Population
| Population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Center | Villages | Total |
| 2007 | |||
| 2000 | 24.983 | 28.210 | 53.193 |
| 1997 | |||
| 1990 | 20.646 | 32.757 | 53.403 |
| 1985 | 18.056 | ||
| 1980 | 15.649 | 41.075 | 56.724 |
| 1975 | 12.552 | ||
| 1970 | 9.674 | 46.983 | 56.657 |
| 1965 | 9.745 | ||
| 1960 | 7.168 | 47.147 | 54.315 |
| 1955 | |||
| 1950 | 3.843 | 42.601 | 46.444 |
| 1945 | |||
| 1940 | |||
| 1935 | |||
| 1927 | 2.066 | 24.721 | 26.787 |
| 1907 | |||
| 1902 | |||
| 1893 |