Damar, Artvin

Damar
Town
Damar Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°15′N 41°35′E / 41.250°N 41.583°E / 41.250; 41.583Coordinates: 41°15′N 41°35′E / 41.250°N 41.583°E / 41.250; 41.583
Country	Turkey
Province	Artvin Province
District	Murgul
Elevation	1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	807
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	08510
Area code(s)	466
Licence plate	08

Damar (meaning mineral ore) is a town in Murgul district of Artvin Province, Turkey. At 41°14′N 41°35′E / 41.233°N 41.583°E / 41.233; 41.583 it is just at the south east of Murgul . The population of the town was 807^[1] as of 2013 which shows a sharp decline from 1233 in 2011. The town was once a district center. But in 1950 its status was reduced to a township. Damar is a mining town and is one of the main producers of copper in Turkey.

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