Tosya
Tosya, called Theodosia under the Byzantine Empire, is a town and district of Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, the population of the district is 41,995. About 30,000 live in the town of Tosya. The district covers an area of, and the town lies at an elevation of. The district produces a third of Turkey's total rice harvest. Timber is another important industry in Tosya. It is the home town of the famous Boyner family and the birth place of Markos Vafiadis, a famous Greek politician.
The North Anatolian Fault is located in this area. This caused a major earthquake in 1943.
