Yığılca

Yığılca

Yığılca is a district of Düzce province. It is surrounded by Düzce province and Akçakoca district from the west, Kaynaşlı district and Bolu province from the south, Alaplı district of Zonguldak province from the north, and Mengen district of Bolu province from the east. The distance of the district to the city center is 33 km. It is 100 km away from Adapazarı, 276 km away from Ankara and 234 km away from Istanbul, which are the closest neighboring cities. Yığılca, a township of Düzce district, was turned into a district with the law no. 6324 in 1954. A view from Sarıkaya Cave in the district. The district's altitude above sea level is 350 m and its surface area is 640 square kilometers. The agricultural land of the district, which was established in a rugged and sloping area, is very insufficient, and forestland is generally dominant. The climate of the district is temperate, resembling the Western Black Sea climate. Yığılca district is located in the upper basin of the Melendere Stream, which flows into the Hasanlar Dam Lake, which irrigates the Düzce Plain. Except for the Yaylatepe village at the top, the other villages are arranged in a row on the slopes in the south and north of this basin. The basin, which looks like a long "U" in this form, is quite mountainous and steep. Major hills surrounding the basin: Yaylacık Hill, Köybaşı Hill (678 m), Kızıltepe (1486 m), Sarıkaya Hill (1036 m), Bacaklıyayla (1137 m), Aktaş Ridges (1271 m), Kiriş Hill (1398 m), Geymen Hill (1438 m), İğnekiriş Hill (987 m) and Kırıksapağı Hill (919 m). The district is very rich in terms of rivers. Melen Stream, extending from east to west, is fed by rich streams from the north and south. Important streams are Karadere, Aksu Stream, Incirli Stream, Hacı Stream, Mahya Stream, Karakaş Stream, Naşlar Stream and İğneler Stream. It is located in Hasanlar Dam within the district borders.