Samsun Province

Coordinates: 41°12′16″N 36°00′26″E / 41.20444°N 36.00722°E / 41.20444; 36.00722
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Samsun Province
Samsun ili
Province of Turkey
Clickable Samsun administrative imagemapAlaçamAsarcıkAtakumAyvacık, SamsunBafraCanikÇarşambaHavzaİlkadımKavak, SamsunLadik19 MayısSalıpazarıTekkeköyTerme DistrictVezirköprüYakakent
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Location of Samsun Province in Turkey
Location of Samsun Province in Turkey
CountryTurkey
RegionWest Black Sea
SubregionSamsun
Government
 • Electoral districtSamsun
Area
 • Total9,579 km2 (3,698 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,335,716
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Area code0362
Vehicle registration55

Samsun Province (Turkish: Samsun ili) is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1,252,693 (2010). Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasya on the south, Tokat on the southeast on the east. Its traffic code is 55.

The provincial capital is Samsun, one of the most populated cities in Turkey.

Geography

Lakes

Ladik Lake, Akgöl, Dumanlı lake, Semenlik lake

Rivers

Kızılırmak,Yeşilırmak, Terme river, Aptal Suyu, Mert Irmağı, Kürtün Suyu [2]

Districts

Samsun province is divided into 17 districts, four of which are included in the municipality of Samsun city (shown in boldface letters).

History

Surgical instruments are manufactured in the province today and were 4000 years ago.[3] The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, started the Turkish War of Independence here on May 19, 1919.

References

  1. ^ "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ Samsun Archived 2015-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Obsidian used as ancient scalpel found in Turkey's Samsun".

External links

Media related to Samsun Province at Wikimedia Commons

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