Burunucu

Burunucu
Village
Burunucu

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 36°21′N 33°56′E / 36.350°N 33.933°E / 36.350; 33.933Coordinates: 36°21′N 33°56′E / 36.350°N 33.933°E / 36.350; 33.933
Country  Turkey
Province Mersin Province
District Silifke
Elevation 15 m (50 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 772
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 33900
Area code(s) 0324
Licence plate 33

Burunucu is a village in Silifke district of Mersin Province, Turkey. The village is situated on the state highway D-400 , almost at the midpoint between Silifke and Taşucu (a coastal town in Mersin Province), the distance to both being about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi). It is 86 kilometres (53 mi) from Mersin. The population of Burnucu is 772 as of 2011.[1]

The village was the site of a port in antiquity named Sarpedon.[2]

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