Kocaeli Province
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| Region: | Marmara Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 3,626 (km²) |
| Licence plate code: | 41 |
| Area code: | 0262 |
| Governor Website | http://www.kocaeli.gov.tr |
| Weather forecast | turkeyforecast.com/weather/kocaeli |
Kocaeli is a province of Turkey. Its capital is İzmit, which is sometimes referred to as Kocaeli itself. The largest town in the province is now Gebze. The traffic code is 41. The province is located at the easternmost end of the Marmara Sea, especially on the Bay of İzmit. Because of the size and natural conditions of the Bay of İzmit, the city is a giant natural harbour. There are lots of harbour facilities within Kocaeli, including the primary base of the Turkish Navy.
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[edit] Kocaeli Province populations in 2000
| Municipality | population | Municipality | population | Municipality | population | Municipality | population | Municipality | population |
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| İzmit | 199.023 | Gebze | 253.487 | Derince | 93.997 | Darıca | 85.818 | Körfez | 81.938 |
| Gölcük | 80.843 | Karamürsel | 31.475 | Dilovasi | 28.809 | Çayırova | 22.964 | Değirmendere | 22.086 |
| Kullar | 17.104 | Alikahya | 16.591 | Hereke | 16.189 | Köseköy | 15.639 | Uzunçiftlik | 13.032 |
| Kandıra | 12.641 | Yuvacık | 12.101 | İhsaniye | 11.607 | Bahçecik | 9.563 | Kuruçeşme | 9.490 |
| Arslanbey | 7.091 | Suadiye | 6.908 | Maşukiye | 6.438 | Şekerpınar | 6.309 | Yeniköy | 5.797 |
| Karşıyaka | 4.893 | Tavşancıl | 4.845 | Uzuntarla | 4.660 | Halıdere | 4.218 | Büyükderbent | 4.203 |
[edit] Districts
Kocaeli province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):
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