Gümeli is a forest belde (town) in Alaplı district of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. It is situated along Alaplı creek at. The distance to Alaplı is. The population of Gümeli is 1984 as of 2011. Gümeli is a relatively a new settlement. In 1880s, It was founded by a group of families from Ordu, a city about to the east. In 1988 a part of Gümeli was administratively issued from Gümeli to found Erenköy. In 1992, Gümeli was declared a seat of township.