Pınarbaşı, Erdemli

Village in Mersin Province, Turkey

Pınarbaşı

Village

Pınarbaşı

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 36°43′N 34°21′E﻿ / ﻿36.717°N 34.350°E﻿ / 36.717; 34.350Coordinates: 36°43′N 34°21′E﻿ / ﻿36.717°N 34.350°E﻿ / 36.717; 34.350
Country|  Turkey
Province| Mersin Province
District| Erdemli
Elevation

| 300 m (985 ft)
Population

(2012)

• Total| 997
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

33730

Area code(s)| 0324
Licence plate| 33

Pınarbaşı is a village in Erdemli district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is at 36°43′N 34°21′E﻿ / ﻿36.717°N 34.350°E﻿ / 36.717; 34.350. It is almost merged to Elvanlı, another village to the south. Distance to Erdemli is 18 kilometres (11 mi) and to Mersin is 31 kilometres (19 mi). The population of Pınarbaşı is 997 as of 2012. .[1] The village was founded in 1865 as a result of Ottoman policy of Turkmen emplacement. Former name of the village was Çakalkeşli. In 1954, a neighbourhood was issued from the village and the village was named as Pınarbaşı referring to water resources of the village. The village economy depends on fresh water fishing and citrus farming.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

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