Kandıra district
thumb|Kerpe beach thumb|right|A beach in Cebeci village, Kefken Island|Kefken, Kandıra. 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.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Kandıra
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Kocaeli Kandıra Tarihi Şefik Camii.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Kandıra Şefik Mosque
- Turkey place.image_map
- Kocaeli location Kandıra.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Kandıra District in Kocaeli Province
- Turkey place.province
- Kocaeli
- Turkey place.leader_party
- AKP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Erol Ölmez
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 840
- Turkey place.population_total
- 52874
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Tourist attractions
- Composition
- References
- External links
thumb|Kerpe beach thumb|right|A beach in Cebeci village, Kefken Island|Kefken, Kandıra. 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.
==Geography== Of the area of Kandıra, almost 50% is used for agricultural purposes, while almost 40% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4% is settled (buildings or roads and the remainder)