KOCAELI PROVINCE

'Kocaeli' is a province of Turkey. Its capital is İzmit, which is sometimes referred to as Kocaeli itself. The largest town in the province is now Gebze. The traffic code is 41. The province is located at the easternmost end of the Marmara Sea, especially on the Bay of İzmit. Because of the size and natural conditions of the Bay of İzmit, the city is a giant natural harbour. There are lots of harbour facilities within Kocaeli, including the primary base of the Turkish Navy.

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Kocaeli Province populations in 2000

Districts

See also

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Kocaeli Province populations in 2000

Municipality	population	Municipality	population	Municipality	population	Municipality	population	Municipality	population
İzmit	199.023	Gebze	253.487	Derince	93.997	Darıca	85.818	Körfez	81.938
Gölcük	80.843	Karamürsel	31.475	Dilovasi	28.809	Çayırova	22.964	Değirmendere	22.086
Kullar	17.104	Alikahya	16.591	Hereke	16.189	Köseköy	15.639	Uzunçiftlik	13.032
Kandıra	12.641	Yuvacık	12.101	İhsaniye	11.607	Bahçecik	9.563	Kuruçeşme	9.490
Arslanbey	7.091	Suadiye	6.908	Maşukiye	6.438	Şekerpınar	6.309	Yeniköy	5.797
Karşıyaka	4.893	Tavşancıl	4.845	Uzuntarla	4.660	Halıdere	4.218	Büyükderbent	4.203

Districts

Kocaeli province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in 'bold'):

★ Derince

★ Gebze

★ Gölcük

★ İzmit

★ Kandıra

★ Karamürsel

★ Körfez

See also

★ Provinces of Turkey

★ Kocaeli University

★ Pişmaniye

External links

★ Kocaeli Weather Forecast Information