Canik

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Canik

Total population

99,369

Founded

2008

Elevation61 m

Land area264 km²

Coordinates41.27°, 36.36°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Canik is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 264 km2, and its population is 100,641 (2022). It is located to the east of the city center of Samsun.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

H

Hypsicrates of Amisus

ancient Greek historian

S

Servet Yörük

Turkish general (1950–2021)

İ

İsa Değirmenci

Turkish chemist and medical researcher

Sinan Sandal

Turkish judoka (born 1989)

Batuhan Efemgil

Turkish judoka (born 1993)

C

Cemal Yanılmaz

Turkish wrestler (1934–2018)

S

Semih Poroy

Turkish caricaturist (born 1954)

L

Leman Birol

Turkish nurse (born 1931)

Y

Yılmaz Pamuk

Turkish association football player (born 1956)

G

Gürbüz Lü

Turkish wrestler (born 1943)

C

Celal Uzunkaya

Turkish statesperson (born 1958)

Büşranur Coşkun

Turkish archer (born 1999)

Beyza Karaçam

Turkish handball player (born 2000)

Bünyamin Balcı

Turkish association football player (born 2000)

Ö

Önder Pekcan

Turkish researcher

N

Nisanur Erbil

Turkish fencer (born 2003)

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

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 Canik

XIX. yüzyılda Canik (Samsun) Sancağı'nın sosyal ekonomik yapısı

M. Emin Yolalıcı · 1998

Meşrutiyet'ten "Beyaz Devrim"e Canik-Samsun'da seçimler ve siyaset (1877-1950)

Önder Duman · 2016

XIX. yuzyilda Canik (Samsun) Sancagi'nin sosyal ekonomik yapisi (Turk Tarih Kurumu yayinlari. XIV. dizi)

M. Emin Yolalici · 1998

Geçmişten günümüze Samsun / Canik ve değerleri

Osman Köse · 2015

Tarih boyunca Karadeniz ticareti ve Canik / Samsun

Osman Köse · 2013

Samsun kazasının nüfus yapısı

Nedim İpek · 2016

Ticaret odası rehberi ve Samsun'da ticari hayat

Elçin Gün Canik · 2019

XV-XVI. yüzyıllarda Canik Sancağı

Mehmet Öz · 1999

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Indian-Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Seen 2026-09-24

Rusty Tussock Moth

Orgyia antiqua

Seen 2026-09-19

Autumn Ladies' Tresses

Spiranthes spiralis

Seen 2026-09-19

Carabus scabrosus

Carabus scabrosus

Seen 2026-09-12

Greek Tortoise

Testudo graeca

Seen 2026-09-10

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Seen 2026-09-08

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-08

Wild Basil

Clinopodium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-08

Eastern Slowworm

Anguis colchica

Seen 2026-09-08

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