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Zonguldak is a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It was established in 1849 as a port town for the nearby coal mines in Ereğli and the coal trade remains its main economic activity. According to the 2009 census, Zonguldak has a population of 108,792. The current mayor is Muharrem Akdemir, representing the CHP. Zonguldak is one of the highest income economies among Turkish cities. ==Etymology== There are several different theories concerning the origin of the city's name. One is that it comes from ''Zone Geul-Dagh'', the name given to the area by French and Belgian mining companies〔(Governorship of Zonguldak - A Brief History ) 〕〔(Financial Manager's Office of Zonguldak - A General Description ) 〕 to refer to the zone near "Geul-Dagh" or Göldağı ("Lake Mountain"), the highest mountain in the vicinity of the Devrek district. Another theory is that the name originates from the Turkish ''zongalık'' which means swamp, or ''zongura''. Another is that the name may derive from the name of the nearby ancient settlement of ''Sandraka'' or ''Sandràke'' (in Ancient greek Σανδράκη). According to another theory the name may have come from the compound word ''Jungle-Dagh'', composed of ''jungle'', which the French entrepreneurs called the area due to its uneven and wooded geography, plus ''dağ'' meaning "a mountain" in Turkish. In a 1920 report, the British Foreign Office spelled Zonguldak Zunguldak. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zonguldak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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