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Körfez
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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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Körfez is a city and town located in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Situated near the Gulf of İzmit, the municipality has an elevation of 50 meters above sea level. The area covers 301 square kilometers and falls within the UTC+03:00 time zone.
The population of Körfez is recorded as 165,503, with an urban population of 174,632 and a rural population of 25,754. Another source lists the population as 90,580. The city’s official website is korfez.bel.tr. Current weather conditions indicate a temperature of 16.79 degrees, 90 percent humidity, and a wind speed of 0.4.
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Place details
- Locality
- Körfez
- Region
- Kocaeli
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 90,580
- Timezone
- Europe/Istanbul
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Körfez
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Nostaljik_gemimiz_©Abdullah_Kiyga_-_panoramio_(1).jpg
- Turkey place.image_map
- Kocaeli location Körfez.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Körfez District in Kocaeli Province
- Turkey place.province
- Kocaeli
- Turkey place.leader_party
- AKP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Şener Söğüt
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 301
- Turkey place.population_total
- 178048
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0262
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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).
The mayor is Şener Söğüt (AKP) and the district governor is Uğur Kalkar, appointed in August 2022. The cement plant is a major source of greenhouse gas.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Körfez” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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