Tunca
Dutxa (Laz language)
Municipality
Tunca is located in Turkey
Tunca
Tunca
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°07′32″N 41°07′21″E / 41.12556°N 41.12250°E / 41.12556; 41.12250
CountryTurkey
ProvinceRize
DistrictArdeşen
Population
 (2021)[1]
4,237
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Tunca (Laz language: Dutxe) is a town (belde) in the Ardeşen District, Rize Province, Turkey.[2] Its population is 4,237 (2021).[1] Dutxe is famous for Formulaz festival.[3][4]

History

According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Dutxa or Dutxe, which is derived from dudi-xa, which means "upper place". Most villagers are ethnically Laz.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Hurriyetdailynews.com Rize’s fourth Formulaz races wooden made cars
  4. ↑ Dailysabah.com Formulaz: Wooden car race a treat for slow drivers
  5. ↑ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Index-Anatolicus: Türkiye yerleşim birimleri envanteri". Retrieved 5 February 2020.


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