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Körfez
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Körfez
Coordinates40.76°, 29.78°
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Overview
Körfez, formerly known as Elaia, or Elaea, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 301 km2, and its population is 178,048 (2022).
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Geography
Latitude
40.7608
Longitude
29.7839
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,552
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
87
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Körfez
Kocaeli Körfez İlçesi
Ahmed Nezih Galitekin · 2014
XIX. yüzyılın ilk yarısında yapılan nüfus sayımlarında Kocaeli Körfez İlçesi (Hereke ve Taşköprü köyleri)
Ahmed Nezih Galitekin · 2013
Kocaeli körfez ilçesi Tarih ve kültür mirası eserler 1-2-3
2008
Kocaeli'nin dünyaca ünlü beldesi Hereke
Ahmed Nezih Galitekin · 2015
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Seen 2026-09-20
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Seen 2026-09-12
Wall Brown
Lasiommata megera
Seen 2026-09-12
Small White
Pieris rapae
Seen 2026-09-12
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Seen 2026-09-12
Blue Argus
Aricia anteros
Seen 2026-09-12
Southern White Admiral
Limenitis reducta
Seen 2026-09-12
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
Seen 2026-09-12
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Seen 2026-09-12
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library