What is the population of İlkadım, Samsun?

İlkadım has a population of approximately 340,421 according to the latest available open data.

Where is İlkadım, Samsun located?

İlkadım is located in Samsun, Türkiye, at approximate coordinates 41.2902°, 36.3347°.

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İlkadım

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İlkadım

Total population

340,421

Founded

2008

Elevation61 m

Land area155 km²

Coordinates41.29°, 36.33°

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City facts

Founded

2008

Elevation

61 m

Area

155 km²

Time zone

time in Turkey

Official website

www.ilkadim.bel.tr

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Overview

İlkadım is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 155 km2 (60 sq mi), and its population is 333,518 (2022). It is located on the coast of Black Sea. The district has an altitude of 5 meters. It is also the most populous district of Black Sea Region. The majority of the urbanized portion of Samsun City is located within İlkadım.

History & geography

History

Excavations have been carried out on the höyük of Dündartepe revealed a settlement of Chalcolithic age. During the early Hellenistic age there was a colony named Amisos (in Greek Αμισός) founded by the colonialists from Miletus. The colony was captured by Julius Caesar of Roman Empire in 43 BC. After 1071, the city was captured by Danishmends and Seljuks. In 1413 was incorporated into Ottoman Empire by Mehmet I. İlkadım is a part of the Samsun Metropolitan Municipality. In 1994 it was declared a municipality within the city borders of the Samsun Metropolitan Municipality. With a law in 2008, it became one of the 4 central districts of Samsun by including the lower level municipalities of Gazi and Yeşilkent. At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods. Currently, it is the largest and most developed district of Samsun and the Black Sea Region in terms of population. With the growth of the region, commercial activities in the center have declined and much of the middle class of Samsun has moved to newer and more modern neighborhoods. Efforts have been made to revitalize İlkadım like the construction of the Sheraton Hotel Samsun, Piazza Samsun and the reconstruction of Samsun Saathane Square and Republic Square (Samsun). The district is also served by extensive public transit including the Samsun Tram. The district was named İlkadım because Atatürk came to Samsun and took the first step towards independence here on May 19, 1919.

Geography

İlkadım is within the city of Samsun. The district includes the port of Samsun. The name İlkadım refers to Atatürk's arrival in Samsun via sea in the ship the Bandirma in order to start the Turkish War of Independence on 19 May 1919. (İlkadım means first step).

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