Canik
District and municipality
Map showing Canik District in Samsun Province
Map showing Canik District in Samsun Province
Canik is located in Turkey
Canik
Canik
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°16′19″N 36°21′03″E / 41.27194°N 36.35083°E / 41.27194; 36.35083
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSamsun
Government
 • Mayorİbrahim Sandıkçı (AKP)
Area
264 km2 (102 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
100,641
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0362
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.canik.bel.tr

Canik is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 264 km2,[3] and its population is 100,641 (2022).[1] It is located to the east of the city center of Samsun.

Canik means land of Tzan/Can Laz people and became one of the four town municipalities under the patronage of Samsun Metropolitan Municipality in 1994. The region was largely settled by middle and lower working-class people in those days, but recent years made a big impact in the local economy. In 2008 the district Canik was created from part of the former central district of Samsun, along with İlkadım and Atakum.[4][5] At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.[6]

Geography

It is located on the north, Black Sea coast of Turkey.

Composition

There are 52 neighbourhoods in Canik District:[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
  5. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 72. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  7. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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