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Kocaeli Province

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Kocaeli
Province and metropolitan municipality
Fevziye Mosque
Gayret Museum Ship and İzmit city center
Location of the province within Turkey
Location of the province within Turkey
Coordinates: 40°45′55″N 29°56′27″E / 40.76528°N 29.94083°E / 40.76528; 29.94083
CountryTurkey
Seatİzmit
Government
 • MayorTahir Büyükakın (AK Party)
 • Valiİlhami Aktaş
Area
3,397 km2 (1,312 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
2,102,907
 • Density619.0/km2 (1,603/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0262
Websitewww.kocaeli.bel.tr
www.kocaeli.gov.tr

Kocaeli Province (Turkish: Kocaeli ili, pronounced [koˈdʒaeli]) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey and one of only three not to have the same official name as its capital, İzmit, which is thus also sometimes called Kocaeli. Its area is 3,397 km2 (1,312 sq mi),[2] and its population is 2,102,907 (2023).[1] The province is the successor of the Ottoman-era Sanjak of Kocaeli. The largest towns in the province are İzmit and Gebze. The traffic code is 41.

The province is located at the easternmost end of the Sea of Marmara around the Gulf of İzmit. Kocaeli is bordered by the province of Istanbul and the Marmara Sea to the west, the Black Sea to the north, the province of Sakarya to the east, the province of Bursa to the south and the province of Yalova to the southwest. The metropolitan area of Istanbul extends to the Kocaeli-Istanbul provincial border.

Selim Sırrı Paşa Mansion in İzmit

The size and natural conditions of the Bay of İzmit allow for extensive port facilities, including the Gölcük Naval Base. The province is called the industrial capital of Turkey. Kocaeli has an airport named Cengiz Topel Naval Air Station which is used for military and civilian transport. Kocaeli has three universities: Kocaeli University, Gebze Technical University and Kocaeli Health and Technology University.[citation needed]

Districts

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Districts of Kocaeli

Kocaeli province is divided into 12 districts:[3]

Demographics

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Data taken from Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality[4] and Central Dissemination System.[5] The information is for 31 December of each year.

District 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Kocaeli1,522,4081,560,1381,601,7201,634,6911,676,2021,722,7951,780,055
İzmit313,964315,734322,588327,435332,754338,710347,074
Gebze297,029305,557314,122319,307329,195338,412350,115
Derince123,136124,452126,675128,810130,657133,739136,742
Darıca140,302146,896152,542157,304164,385173,139182,710
Körfez130,730132,779135,692139,220142,884146,210151,149
Gölcük136,035137,637141,926143,867145,805149,238152,607
Çayırova82,49488,52393,64098,367103,536109,698117,230
Karamürsel50,88651,98752,50152,62153,03354,22555,169
Dilovası44,25844,95845,06044,98145,61045,71446,099
Kandıra46,98449,76949,55450,04250,04649,20348,937
Başiskele66,18368,03770,83573,32776,60579,62584,235
Kartepe90,40793,80996,58599,410101,692104,882107,988

Mayors of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality

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Twin cities

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See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2023, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri" (in Turkish). General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Population of Districts by Year and Dependency Ratio". Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Central Dissemination System". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
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