Tavşanlı, Yalova

Tavşanlı
Town
Tavşanlı Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°40′N 29°27′E / 40.667°N 29.450°E / 40.667; 29.450Coordinates: 40°40′N 29°27′E / 40.667°N 29.450°E / 40.667; 29.450
Country	Turkey
Province	Yalova Province
District	Altınova
Government
• Body	Tavşanlı Municipality
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,586
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	77720
Area code(s)	0226
Licence plate	77

Tavşanlı is a belde (town) in Altınova district of Yalova Province, Turkey. At 40°40′N 29°27′E / 40.667°N 29.450°E / 40.667; 29.450 it is situated in the northern portion of Armutlu Peninsula. The distance to Altınova is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) and to Yalova is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi). The population of Tavşanlı is 2586^[1] as of 2010. The ferry dock is only 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to Tavşanlı and the picnik places around the town can easily by reached in daily tours from İstanbul. Fruit and vegetable farming as well as floriculture are the main sources of revenue of the town.

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