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Samsun Province
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| Location of Samsun Province in Turkey | |
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| Region: | Black Sea Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 9,579 (km²) |
| Total Population | 1,187,536 TUIK 2006 (est) |
| Licence plate code: | 55 |
| Area code: | 0362 |
| Governor Website | http://www.samsun.gov.tr |
| Weather forecast | turkeyforecast.com/weather/samsun |
Samsun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1,209,137 (2000). Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasya on the south, Tokat on the southeast, and Ordu on the east. It's traffic code is 55.
The provincial capital is Samsun, one of the most populated cities in Turkey and the largest and busiest port in the Black Sea.
Districts
Samsun province is divided into 15 districts (capital district in bold):
- Alaçam
- Asarcık
- Ayvacık
- Bafra
- Çarşamba
- Havza
- Kavak
- Ladik
- Ondokuz Mayıs
- Salıpazarı
- Samsun
- Tekkeköy
- Terme
- Vezirköprü
- Yakakent
History
The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, started the Turkish War of Independence here on May 19, 1919.
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