Alaplı

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Alaplı

Total population

42,927

Coordinates41.18°, 31.39°

Demographic figures from TurkStat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Alaplı is a town in Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Alaplı District. Its population is 20,777 (2022). It is the westernmost town in Zonguldak Province and is located about 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Karadeniz Ereğli.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Zonguldak

• Karadeniz Ereğli
  7.1 mi away · pop. 121,619
• Kozlu
  25.7 mi away
• Zonguldak
  28.1 mi away · pop. 103,079
• Devrek
  29.7 mi away · pop. 26,856
• Kilimli
  31.6 mi away · pop. 20,095
• Çaycuma
  39.5 mi away · pop. 28,060
• Gökçebey
  40.3 mi away · pop. 8,303
• Campomarino
  845.7 mi away · pop. 7,974
• Ururi
  847 mi away · pop. 2,321
• San Martino in Pensilis
  847.1 mi away · pop. 4,365
• Portocannone
  847.1 mi away · pop. 2,323
• Termoli
  847.7 mi away · pop. 31,754

Browse all places in Zonguldak →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Alaplı

Pontus

Özhan Öztürk · 2011

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Greek Tortoise

Testudo graeca

Seen 2026-08-26

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Seen 2026-07-07

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-07-07

Weeping Milk Cap

Lactifluus volemus

Seen 2026-06-24

European Shag

Gulosus aristotelis

Seen 2026-01-25

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-01-12

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2025-11-28

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2025-08-03

Ant Comb-Footed Spider

Asagena phalerata

Seen 2025-06-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).