Kastamonu

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Kastamonu

Total population

125,622

Elevation774 m

Land area1482 km²

Coordinates41.38°, 33.78°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kastamonu is a city in northern Turkey. It is the seat of Kastamonu Province and Kastamonu District. Its population is 125,622 (2021). The city lies at an elevation of 904 m (2,966 ft). It is located in the southern part of the province.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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İsmail Hakkı Ketenoğlu

Turkish judge (1906–1977)

Ezel Akay

Turkish actor and director (born 1961)

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Rıfat Ilgaz

Turkish poet and writer (1911–1993)

Murat Başesgioğlu

Turkish attorney and statesperson (born 1955)

Tuncay Akça

Turkish actor (1963–2024)

I

Iovan Tsaous

Greek musician (1893–1942)

H

Hüma Hatun

concubine of Murad II and mother of Mehmed the Conqueror

Fahri Ecevit

Turkish physician and statesperson (1896–1951)

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İskender Günen

Turkish association football player (born 1958)

Eren Şafak

Turkish association football player (born 1983)

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Mustafa Kazım Akdoğan

Turkish judge (1914–1999)

M

Melek Ökte

Turkish actor (1919–1975)

M

Mustafa Safran

Turkish academic (born 1958)

M

Mahir Dağlı

Turkish musician (1909–1964)

K

Kemal Çapraz

Turkish journalist (1964–2008)

E

Ersen Gömleksizoğlu

Turkish architect (1936–1975)

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 Kastamonu

Kastamonu tarihi

Talât Mümtaz Yaman · 1935

Bir kent tarihi

Kutgün Eyüpgiller · 1999

Birinci Kastamonu Kültür Sempozyumu bildirileri

Kastamonu Kültür Sempozyumu (1st 2000 Kastamonu, Turkey) · 2001

Açıksöz gazetesine göre Kastamonu istiklâl mahkemeleri

Eyüp Akman · 2005

International Symposium of the 75th Anniversary of the First Women's Meeting in Kastamonu

Kastamonu'da İlk Kadın Mitingi'nin 75. Yıldönümü Uluslararası Sempozyumu (1994 Kastamonu, Turkey) · 2000

Kastamonu kütüǧü

Ihsan Ozanoǧlu · 1952

Seyyahların gözüyme Kastamonu

Fahri Maden · 2016

Chobanids of Kastamonu

Bruno De Nicola · 2024

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