Bolacalıkoyuncu (original) (raw)

Bolacalıkoyuncu is a village in Silifke district of Mersin Province, Turkey. The village at 36°21′N 33°55′E / 36.350°N 33.917°E is situated on the state highway D.400. It is almost merged to Taşucu a town to the west. The distance to Silifke is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) and to Mersin is 91 kilometres (57 mi). The population of Bolacalıkoyuncu is 849 as of 2011. The name of the village is composed of two words. Bolacalı refers to a cross bred goat (Boer goat and a local breed from Van) and koyuncu means sheepman. But the village economy depends mostly on fruit and vegetable farming.