What is the population of Ayvacık, Samsun?

Ayvacık has a population of approximately 19,436 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Ayvacık, Samsun located?

Ayvacık is located in Samsun, Türkiye, at approximate coordinates 40.9891°, 36.6305°.

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Ayvacık

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Ayvacık

Total population

19,436

Air quality index

35Good

Elevation82 m

Land area399.2 km²

Coordinates40.99°, 36.63°

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City facts

Area

399.2 km²

Time zone

time in Turkey

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ayvacık is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 382 km2, and its population is 18,928 (2022). The mayor is Refahittin Şencan (AKP).

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

40.9891

Longitude

36.6305

Water area

—

View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good

PM2.5 (µg/m³)

8.2

PM10 (µg/m³)

9.7

Ozone (µg/m³)

NO₂ (µg/m³)

1.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

139

Distinct species (top 10)

Most-observed species

House Sparrow
Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
8
Common House-Martin
Delichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
6
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
6
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
5
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
4
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
4
Black Bryony
Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin · Liliopsida
4
Velvetleaf
Abutilon theophrasti Medik. · Magnoliopsida
3

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

Largest magnitude

5.3

Largest event

2026-03-13

Most recent

M 5.3 — 2026-03-13
15 km WNW of Niksar, Turkey
M 4.8 — 2025-04-13
19 km WNW of Taşova, Turkey
M 4.1 — 2024-04-21
17 km NNW of Yeşilyurt, Turkey
M 4.3 — 2024-03-11
26 km N of Samsun, Turkey
M 4.3 — 2023-09-26
17 km SSE of Erbaa, Turkey
M 4.3 — 2021-09-21
1 km SSW of Niksar, Turkey

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Galip Öztürk

Turkish businessperson (born 1965)

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

Nearby places in Samsun

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Geography & sun

Elevation

269 ft (82 m)

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

4.21

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,537

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

111

Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ayvacık

Anadolu'nun ahşap camileri

Hüseyin Tunçay · 2018

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ayvacık, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

0.1 mi

3.7 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikimedia Commons
• Wikidata
• Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• Open-Elevation
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Open Library
• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image