[3] Its distance to Niğde is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi).

Its elevation is 1,458 metres (4,783 ft) The town was founded 600 years ago.

[4] Main economic activities are agriculture and animal husbandry.

(In fact the current name of the town refers to sheep) Previously Koyunlu produced hand-woven carpets.

In 1972, the Koyunlu carpet factory was founded by Birko, which was owned by Koyunlu people in 1972.