Körfez, formerly known as Elaia, or Elaea, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 301 km2,[3] and its population is 178,048 (2022).[1]
Körfez | |
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District and municipality | |
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 Map showing Körfez District in Kocaeli Province | |
  Körfez Location in Turkey  Körfez Körfez (Marmara) | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′N 29°44′E / 40.783°N 29.733°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Kocaeli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Şener Söğüt (AKP) |
Area | 301 km2 (116 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 178,048 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0262 |
| Website | www |
The mayor is Şener Söğüt (AKP) and the district governor is Uğur Kalkar, appointed in August 2022.[4] The cement plant is a major source of greenhouse gas.[5]
History
editKaiser II. Wilhelm Mansion is located in the district. It was built in 1898 for the German Emperor Wilhelm's visit to the Ottoman Empire.[6]
The district Körfez was established in 1987 from parts of the central district of Kocaeli (now İzmit) and of the district of Gebze. At the same time, the municipality Yarımca was renamed to Körfez.[7][8] It has borders with Şile to north, Derince from east, Dilovası from southwest and Gebze from west. Hereke and Kirazlıyalı were independent towns within the district until they were absorbed into the municipality Körfez in 2008.[9]
Composition
editThere are 36 neighbourhoods in Körfez District:[10]
- 17 Ağustos
- Agah Ateş
- Alihocalar
- Atalar
- Barbaros
- Belen
- Çamlıtepe
- Çıraklı
- Cumaköy
- Cumhuriyet
- Dereköy
- Dikenli
- Elmacık
- Esentepe
- Fatih
- Güney
- Hacı Akif
- Hacı Osman
- Himmetli
- İlimtepe
- Kalburcu
- Karayakuplu
- Kirazlıyalı
- Kışladüzü
- Kutluca
- Kuzey
- Mimar Sinan
- Naipköy
- Osmanlı
- Şemsettin
- Sevindikli
- Sipahiler
- Şirinyalı
- Yavuz Sultan Selim
- Yeni Yalı
- Yukarı Hereke
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Kaymakam, Körfez Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Emissions Map". Climate TRACE. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ^ Karacagil, Ö. Kürşad (14 December 2014). "II. Wilhelm'in Osmanlı İmparatorluğunu Ziyareti Ve Mihmandarı Mehmed Şakir Paşa'nın Günlüğü (1898)". Türkiyat Mecmuası. 24 (2): 73. doi:10.18345/tm.52503.
- ^ Kanun No. 3392, Resmî Gazete, 4 July 1987.
- ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 56. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
External links
edit- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
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