Kofçaz
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Kofçaz is a district of Kırklareli Province of Turkey.
Kofçaz is a district of the province of Kırklareli in northwestern Turkey neighboring with Bulgaria. It is situated in a mountainous area in the outskirts of Yıldız(Istranca) mountains at an elevetaion of 640 m and has one of the lowest population densities in all of Turkey. The population of the district is 4.166 according to the 2000 National Census. The climate is typical continental with cold, snowy winters and hot, dry summers. There is no industry. Forestry, agriculture, and cattle raising are the major ways of living.
Kofçaz became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1369 and became a district in 1953 with the appointment of a sub-governor(kaymakam). It contains 16 villages and 2 neighborhoods within its administrative zone.
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 Kofçaz in Kırklareli Province (in the Marmara region) of Turkey |
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| Urban districts | Kırklareli |    |
| Rural districts | Babaeski - Demirköy - Kofçaz - Lüleburgaz - Pehlivanköy - Pınarhisar - Vize | |
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