Kocaeli Province
province in northwestern Turkey
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Summary
Kocaeli Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of province of turkey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,801 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Black Sea[5], Sea of Marmara[6]
- Continent: Asia[7]
- Instance of: metropolitan municipality in Turkey[8]
- Capital: İzmit[9]
- Official language: Turkish[10]
- Shares border with: Istanbul Province[11], Bursa Province[12], Sakarya Province[13], Yalova Province[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Derince[15], Gebze[16], Gölcük[17], İzmit[18], Kandıra district[19], Karamürsel district[20], Körfez[21], Kartepe[22], Başiskele[23], Çayırova district[24], Dilovası district[25], Darıca district[26], Derince district[27], Körfez district[28]
- Postal code: 41000–41999[29]
- Part of: Marmara Region[30], Kocaeli Subregion[31]
- Commons category: Kocaeli Province[32]
- Licence plate code: 41[33]
- Local dialing code: 262[34]
- Inception: 1327[35]
- Official website: http://www.kocaeli.gov.tr/[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kocaeli Province[37]
- Population: 1,906,391[38], 1,953,035[39], 1,851,790[40]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Kocaeli Province[41]
- Described by source: Kocaeli Ansiklopedisi[42]
- Official name: Kocaeli[43]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kocaeli Province[44]
- Category for people who died here: Q32721458[45]
- Number of households: 650,469[46]
- Female population: 917,236[47]
Why It Matters
Kocaeli Province has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]