Gökçesu

Gökçesu
Town
Gökçesu Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°54′N 31°57′E / 40.900°N 31.950°E / 40.900; 31.950Coordinates: 40°54′N 31°57′E / 40.900°N 31.950°E / 40.900; 31.950
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Province	Bolu Province
District	Mengen
Elevation	535 m (1,755 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	2,272
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	14850
Area code(s)	0374
Licence plate	14

Gökçesu is a belde (town) in Mengen district of Bolu Province, Turkey. It is situated at 40°54′N 31°57′E / 40.900°N 31.950°E / 40.900; 31.950 in the forest between two mountain ranges. The distance to Mengen is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) and to Bolu is 50 kilometres (31 mi). The population of Gökçesu is 2,272 as of 2013.^[1] Up to 73 BC, the area around the town was a part of Bithynia Kingdom . Then it became a part of the Roman and the Byzantine Empires. In 1359 it was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire. In 1991 it was declared a seat of township.^[2]

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