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Balcı, Borçka

Coordinates: 41°18′08″N 41°48′45″E / 41.3023°N 41.8126°E / 41.3023; 41.8126
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Balcı
Bagen
Balcı is located in Turkey
Balcı
Balcı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°18′08″N 41°48′45″E / 41.3023°N 41.8126°E / 41.3023; 41.8126
CountryTurkey
ProvinceArtvin
DistrictBorçka
Population
 (2021)
364
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Balcı is a village in the Borçka District, Artvin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 364 (2021).[2]

History

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According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Bagen, which is derived from Laz language word "bageni" and means "plateau house". Most villagers are ethnically Georgian.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Balcı". Index-Anatolicus. Retrieved 30 January 2024.