3-524: Filyos (Hisarönü) is a town ( belde ) in the Çaycuma District , Zonguldak Province , Turkey. Its population is 4,847 (2022). It is a coastal town of the Black Sea Region , situated at the mouth of the Filyos River . It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) to Çaycuma and 27 kilometres (17 mi) to Zonguldak . In the ancient history the name of the town was Tieion referring to the founder of
6-406: The villages are usually too small to have municipalities. The population in some villages may exceed 2000 and in such villages a small municipality may be established depending on residents' choice. Such villages are called belde . Up to 2014 the number of belde municipalities was about 1400. On 30 March 2014 by the act no. 6360 all villages (those with and without municipality) were included in
9-619: The town. The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1954. The main economic activity of the town is firebrick industry. Tourism is also promising. This geographical article about a location in Zonguldak Province , Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Belde Belde (literally "town", also known as kasaba ) means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish . All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but
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