Ladik Explained

Type:metro district
Ladik
Coordinates:40.9167°N 70°W
Province:Samsun
Leader Party:AKP
Leader Name:Adnan Topal
Area Total Km2:541
Population Total:16072
Population As Of:2022
Postal Code:55760
Area Code:0362
Blank1 Name:Climate
Blank1 Info:Csb

Ladik is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 541 km2,[2] and its population is 16,072 (2022).[3] It is on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica. The mayor is Adnan Topal (AKP).

History

Laodicea Pontica or Laodicea (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Λαοδίκεια), also transliterated as Laodíceia and Laodíkeia, was a Hellenistic town in Pontus. The city was founded in the hills (elevation 1000 m) not far west of the lake Stiphane Limne, southwest of Amisus (modern Samsun). It is the birthplace of the Albanian grand vizier Tayyar Mehmed Pasha.

Composition

There are 67 neighbourhoods in Ladik District:[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
  2. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 12 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 12 July 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  4. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle