Düzce Province
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 Düzce Province |
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| Region: | Black Sea Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 3,641 (km²) |
| Total Population | 329,321 TUIK 2007 (est) |
| Licence plate code: | 81 |
| Area code: | 0380 |
| Governor Website | http://www.duzce.gov.tr |
| Weather forecast | turkeyforecast.com/weather/duzce |
Düzce is a province in northwestern Turkey. It is on the coastline of the Black Sea and is traversed by the main highway between Istanbul and Ankara. The main town is Düzce. There are Greek ruins in the province.
Düzce broke off from Bolu province and became a province in its own right after a devastating earthquake in the city in November 1999.
Inside Turkey, it came to be called as "the United Nations of Turkey" since its inhabitants have very diverse ethnic backgrounds: Turks, Circassians, Abkhazians, Chveneburi, Laz, Roma, immigrants from the Balkans and lately some Kurds and Zazas.
[edit] Districts
Düzce province is divided into 8 districts (capital district in bold):
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Coordinates: 40°56′49″N 31°14′17″E / 40.94694°N 31.23806°E
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