İzmir

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İzmir

Total population

4,493,242

Coordinates38.42°, 27.13°

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

Overview

İzmir is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara, and the largest metropolitan area on the Aegean Sea. It is on the Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. As of 2025 end of year estimate, İzmir Province has a total population of 4,504,184 while İzmir city is home to around 3.5 million inhabitants. It extends along the outlying waters of the Gulf of İzmir and inland to the north across the Gediz River Delta; to the east along an alluvial plain created by several small streams; and to slightly more rugged terrain in the south. İzmir's climate is Mediterranean.

Geography

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