Ovacık is a town and district of Karabük Province

Karabük Province

Karabük Province is a province in northern central Turkey with a total population of 227,610 .The main city is Karabük which is located about 200 km north of Ankara and about 100 km south of the Black Sea coast...

 in the Black Sea

Black Sea Region

The Black Sea Region is one of Turkey's seven census-defined geographical regions . It is bordered by the Marmara Region to the west, the Central Anatolia Region to the south, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the southeast, the Republic of Georgia to the northeast, and the Black Sea to the north.-...

 region of Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 5,455 of which 1,728 live in the town of Ovacık.. She is the smallest district in Karabük Province. The district covers an area of 402 km² (155 sq mi), and the town lies at an elevation of 1198 m (3,930 ft). She was a township in Çerkeş

Çerkes

Çerkeş is a town and district of Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.In addition to this, Saraycik is the most important village of Cerkes. It is famous for Badima Bukme, baklava, alacash.-References:-External links:*...

 district between 1923-1957 and was the district in Çankırı Province

Çankiri Province

Çankırı Province is a province of Turkey, which lies close to the capital, Ankara. The provincial capital is Çankırı.-Economy:Çankırı is primarily agricultural with wheat, beans, corn and tomatoes the most common crops.-Climate:...

between 1957-1995.

External links

• District municipality's official website