Körfez Explained
| Type: | metro district |
| Körfez |
| Coordinates: | 40.7833°N 73°W |
| Province: | Kocaeli |
| Leader Party: | AKP |
| Leader Name: | Şener Söğüt |
| Area Total Km2: | 301 |
| Population Total: | 178048 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Area Code: | 0262 |
Körfez, formerly known as Elaia, or Elaea, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 301 km2,[2] and its population is 178,048 (2022).[3]
The mayor is Şener Söğüt (AKP) and the district governor is Uğur Kalkar, appointed in August 2022.[4] The cement plant is a major source of greenhouse gas.[5]
History
is located in the district. It was built in 1898 for the German Emperor Wilhelm's visit to the Ottoman Empire.[6]
The district Körfez was established in 1987 from parts of the central district of Kocaeli (now İzmit) and of the district of Gebze. At the same time, the municipality Yarımca was renamed to Körfez.[7] [8] It has borders with Şile to north, Derince from east, Dilovası from southwest and Gebze from west. Hereke and Kirazlıyalı were independent towns within the district until they were absorbed into the municipality Körfez in 2008.[9]
Composition
There are 36 neighbourhoods in Körfez District:[10]
- 17 Ağustos
- Agah Ateş
- Alihocalar
- Atalar
- Barbaros
- Belen
- Çamlıtepe
- Çıraklı
- Cumaköy
- Cumhuriyet
- Dereköy
- Dikenli
- Elmacık
- Esentepe
- Fatih
- Güney
- Hacı Akif
- Hacı Osman
- Himmetli
- İlimtepe
- Kalburcu
- Karayakuplu
- Kirazlıyalı
- Kışladüzü
- Kutluca
- Kuzey
- Mimar Sinan
- Naipköy
- Osmanlı
- Şemsettin
- Sevindikli
- Sipahiler
- Şirinyalı
- Yavuz Sultan Selim
- Yeni Yalı
- Yukarı Hereke
See also
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
- Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 September 2023.
- Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
- http://www.korfez.gov.tr/kurumlarkorfezgovtrkaymakam-yenikucuk-kaymakam-beyjpg Kaymakam
- Web site: Emissions Map . 2022-11-12 . Climate TRACE.
- Karacagil . Ö. Kürşad . 14 December 2014 . II. Wilhelm'in Osmanlı İmparatorluğunu Ziyareti Ve Mihmandarı Mehmed Şakir Paşa'nın Günlüğü (1898) . Türkiyat Mecmuası . 24 . 2 . 73 . 10.18345/tm.52503 .
- https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/19507.pdf Kanun No. 3392
- Web site: İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri . 25 September 2023. 56 . tr.
- https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2008/03/20080322M1-1.htm Kanun No. 5747
- https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
