Kuzuculu

Kuzuculu Kuzulu
Neighbourhood
Kuzuculu Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°53′N 36°14′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Hatay
District	Dörtyol
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population  (2022)	11,171
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	31600
Area code	0326

Kuzuculu is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Dörtyol, Hatay Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 11,171 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3][4] It is almost merged to Dörtyol to the south.

The town was founded about five centuries ago by an Ottoman pasha named Emir Ali who built a watermill on the creek just south of the settlement. The first settlers were from Central Anatolia. They owned sheep herds and used this settlement as a kışlak (winter quarters for the herd). The name of the town refers to these early settlers, as Kuzucu means lamb owner.^[5] Kuzuculu was declared a seat of township in 1957.

References

1. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
3. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
4. "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
5. "Mayor's page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-02-16.