Karaburun

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Karaburun

Total population

11,927

Coordinates38.64°, 26.51°

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

Overview

Karaburun is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, in western Turkey. Its area is 421 km2, and its population is 12,200 (2022). The district area roughly corresponds to the peninsula of the same name which spears north of the tourism resorts of neighboring Çeşme and its dependencies and west of the city of İzmir. In fact, the district area is one of the westernmost points of Anatolia. Karaburun town is situated close to the northern tip of the peninsula and checks the entry of the Gulf of İzmir with the town of Foça, another important tourism resort, across the waters. The district's administrative zone is bordered by the districts of Çeşme and Urla to the south and faces the Greek island of Chios to the west.

Geography

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