Ulupınar, Gülnar

Village in Mersin Province, Turkey

Ulupınar

Village

Ulupınar

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 36°16′N 33°35′E﻿ / ﻿36.267°N 33.583°E﻿ / 36.267; 33.583Coordinates: 36°16′N 33°35′E﻿ / ﻿36.267°N 33.583°E﻿ / 36.267; 33.583
Country|  Turkey
Province| Mersin Province
District| Gülnar
Elevation

| 670 m (2,200 ft)
Population

(2012)

• Total| 327
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

33700

Area code| 0324
Licence plate| 33

Ulupınar is a village in Gülnar district of Mersin Province, Turkey. At 36°16′N 33°35′E﻿ / ﻿36.267°N 33.583°E﻿ / 36.267; 33.583 it is in the Toros Mountains. Its distance to Gülnar is 28 kilometres (17 mi) and to Mersin is 140 kilometres (87 mi). The population of the village was 327[1] as of 2012[update]. According to oral tradition the former name of the village was Katarcalı, referring to a well known family of the village. But the name was confused with Katırcalı and the villagers renamed the village.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-20.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. ^ Personal page of Saadet Bilir (in Turkish)

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