Dodurga

Dodurga is a district of Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is located at 42 km north of the city of Çorum, 35 km from the town of Osmancık on the road to İskilip. The mayor is Bekir Kılıç (DP). Dodurga sits in a plain surrounded on three sides by mountains, the eastern edge is formed by a 17km long valley of the River Kızılırmak. 64% of the land area is the plain, 23% the valley and the remaining 12% being the mountains. Dodurga has a dry climate typical of Central Anatolia, the summers are hot and dry (July average 24 degrees C) and winters are cold (Jan. ave. 1.5) although the nearby Black Sea brings wetter weather in winter. Most of the population live from farming. The land is fertile and mainly used for growing...