Gebze

Gebze
Town
Gebze centrum view of the sky
Gebze
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°48′N 29°26′E / 40.800°N 29.433°E / 40.800; 29.433Coordinates: 40°48′N 29°26′E / 40.800°N 29.433°E / 40.800; 29.433
Country  Turkey
Region Marmara
Province Kocaeli
Government
 • Mayor Adnan Köşker (AKP)
Area[1]
 • District 584.45 km2 (225.66 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
 • Urban 304,283
 • District 319,307
 • District density 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Postal code 41400
Website www.gebze.bel.tr

Gebze (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈgebze],) is a district in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, the eastern arm of the Sea of Marmara. Gebze is the second largest district in Kocaeli after İzmit, the provincial centrum in terms of population. Gebze has experienced rapid growth in recent years, from 159,116 residents in 1990 to 299,047 in 2011.

Geography

The district of Gebze is located in the westernmost portion of Kocaeli Province, with neighbors Tuzla to the west; Pendik, northwest; Şile, north; and Körfez, to the east. The district includes 6 municipalities (Gebze, Darıca, Çayırova, Dilovası, Şekerpınar, and Tavşancıl) and 22 villages (Ahatlı, Balçık, Cumaköy, Çerkeşli, Demirciler, Denizli, Duraklı, Elbizli, Eskihisar, Hatipler, Kadıllı, Kargalı, Köseler, Mollafenari, Muallimköy, Mudarlı, Ovacık, Pelitli, Tavşanlı, Tepecik, Tepemanayır (Tepepanayır), and Yağcılar).

The northern terminus of Osman Gazi Bridge falls within this area; the construction — having a total length of 4 kilometers (with a 1,688-meter main span) — bridges the Sea of Marmara from Kababurun to Dilburnu.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gebze is twinned with:[3]

In November 2014, the Garowe Municipality in northeastern Somalia announced that it was slated to meet with the Gebze Municipality in order to finalize a sister city agreement between Gebze and Garowe.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. 1 2 "Somalia: Garowe to clinch Sister City Partnership with Turkey's Gebze". Garowe Online. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
 
Largest cities or towns in Turkey
TÜİK's address-based calculation from December, 2017.[1]
Rank Name Province Pop. Rank Name Province Pop.

Istanbul

Ankara		 1IstanbulIstanbul14,744,51911MersinMersin1,005,455
İzmir

Bursa
2AnkaraAnkara4,871,88412UrfaŞanlıurfa921,978
3İzmirİzmir2,938,54613EskişehirEskişehir752,630
4BursaBursa2,074,79914DenizliDenizli638,989
5AdanaAdana1,753,33715KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş632,487
6GaziantepGaziantep1,663,27316SamsunSamsun625,410
7AntalyaAntalya1,311,47117MalatyaMalatya618,831
8KonyaKonya1,130,22218İzmitKocaeli570,077
9KayseriKayseri1,123,61119AdapazarıSakarya492,027
10DiyarbakırDiyarbakır1,047,28620ErzurumErzurum422,389
  1. ↑ "December 2013 address-based calculation of the Turkish Statistical Institute as presented by citypopulation.de".
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