Gebze
Sign in to saveGebze () is a working-class district and one of the municipalities in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 418 km2, and its population is 407,019 (2022). It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, the eastern arm of the Sea of Marmara. Gebze is the largest district by population size in the province as of 2022, exceeding İzmit, the provincial capital. Its population consists of a colossal working class, one of the largest in Turkey, as it hosts 10 industrial parks, in which hosts 1,384 companies and over 130,000 people are employed.
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Gebze is a working-class municipality in Kocaeli Province, Turkey, located about 65 kilometers southeast of Istanbul, with a population of over 407,000 people as of 2022. It is significant as the largest district by population in its province and hosts one of Turkey's largest working-class populations, with ten industrial parks employing over 130,000 people across 1,384 companies.
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- Map showing Gebze District in Kocaeli Province
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Gebze () is a working-class district and one of the municipalities in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 418 km2, and its population is 407,019 (2022). It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, the eastern arm of the Sea of Marmara. Gebze is the largest district by population size in the province as of 2022, exceeding İzmit, the provincial capital. Its population consists of a colossal working class, one of the largest in Turkey, as it hosts 10 industrial parks, in which hosts 1,384 companies and over 130,000 people are employed.
==Geography== The district of Gebze is located in the western portion of Kocaeli Province; with neighbors Körfez to the east; Pendik, Tuzla and Şile in Istanbul to the northwest, west and north respectively; Çayırova and Darıca to the southwest and Dilovası to the southeast.