Kandıra

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Kandıra

Total population

51,348

Elevation18 m

Land area840 km²

Coordinates41.07°, 30.15°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kandıra is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 840 km2, and its population is 52,874 (2022). Its neighbours are Kaynarca to the east, Adapazarı to the southeast, İzmit to the south and Şile to the west.

History & geography

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

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Nihat Erim

13th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey (1912–1980)

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Mustafa Kandıralı

Turkish musician (1930–2020)

Hikmet Erenkaya

Turkish statesperson (born 1953)

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Kazım Dinç

Turkish statesperson (born 1948)

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Nergis Öztürk

Turkish actor (born 1980)

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Gönül Akkor

Turkish actor and singer (1937–2024)

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Turan Güneş

Turkish statesperson (1921–1982)

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Abdullah Köseoğlu

Turkish statesperson (1919–1983)

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Cemal Tüzün

Turkish statesperson (1913–1970)

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Amir Ateş

Turkish composer (born 1942)

Gökdeniz Bayrakdar

Turkish association football player (born 2001)

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Sedat Akay

Turkish association football player (born 1925)

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Hayrettin Özdemir

Turkish statesperson (born 1954)

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

Nearby places in Kocaeli

• Körfez
  28.8 mi away
• Çayırova
  43.4 mi away
• Boč
  1040 mi away · pop. 76
• Citice
  1050.7 mi away · pop. 713
• Slapany
  1055.4 mi away
• M'Zaret Boumendjel
  1225.4 mi away
• Ouled Driss
  1232.8 mi away · pop. 11,303
• Mechtat Dardoura
  1236.6 mi away
• Souk Ahras
  1238.4 mi away · pop. 155,259
• Ain Tamatmat
  1241.5 mi away
• Mechroha
  1242.4 mi away · pop. 21,802
• Tiffech
  1249.5 mi away

Browse all places in Kocaeli →

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 Kandıra

Kandıra temettuat defterleri (1844-1845)

A. Alâaddin Çetin · 2008

Kandıra Türkmenlerinde doğum, evlenme ve ölüm

Işıl Altun · 2004

Kandıra Genceli (Genç Ali) kazası tarihçesi

A. Alâaddin Çetin · 2010

Kandıra Kaymas- Akçaova (Akâbâd) temettuat defterleri (1844-1845) II

A. Alâaddin Çetin · 2009

Kurtuluş Savaşı anıları

Niyazi Yelkencioğlu · 2010

Anadolu'nun ahşap camileri

Hüseyin Tunçay · 2018

Pontus

Özhan Öztürk · 2011

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