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Giresun Province

Local name: Giresun ili

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 40°30′00″ N 38°30′00″ E

Map showing the location of Giresun Province Giresun Province
Location in Turkey
Population
450,862
450.9K
Elevation
2,365 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
121
listed under Giresun Province
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
OGU Ordu–Giresun Airport63 km
TZX Trabzon International Airport122 km

About Giresun Province

Giresun Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 450,862.

From Wikipedia

Giresun Province (Turkish: Giresun ili) is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane to the southeast, Erzincan to the south, Sivas to the southwest, and Ordu to the west. Its area is 6,972 km2, and its population is 450,862 (2022). The provincial capital is Giresun. Its license-plate code is 28.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
6,934 km²
Official website
giresun.gov.tr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Giresun Province

Climate of Giresun Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 60 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 380 km south18°
  • Suruç · 392 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
May (85 mm)
Driest month
August (14 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Giresun Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-3°1°8°13°17°21°21°18°11°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-7°-2°2°4°7°7°4°0°-5°-9°
Precipitation (mm)514659808556171426506061

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Giresun Province

The nearest airport is Ordu–Giresun Airport (OGU), 63 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Giresun, 47 km to the north.

Airports

  • Ordu–Giresun Airport (OGU) Ordu 63 kmnorthwest
  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 122 kmnortheast
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 124 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 47 kmnorth
  • Ordu Population: 229.2K 74 kmnorthwest
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 118 kmnortheast
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 119 kmsoutheast
  • Sivas Population: 264K 152 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Giresun Province

121 places
  1. 1 Giresun 124.1K
  2. 2 Bulancak İlçesi 61.8K
  3. 3 Espiye İlçesi 31.8K
  4. 4 Tirebolu 30.4K
  5. 5 Görele İlçesi 29.7K
  6. 6 Şebin Karahisar İlçesi 23.2K
  7. 7 Dereli 20.9K
  8. 8 Keşap 20.3K
  9. 9 Yağlıdere İlçesi 16.8K
  10. 10 Piraziz İlçesi 13.6K
  11. 11 Eynesil İlçesi 13.4K
  12. 12 Alucra İlçesi 9.2K
  13. 13 Güce İlçesi 8.4K
  14. 14 Çamoluk İlçesi 7.5K
  15. 15 Çanakçı 7K
  16. 16 Doğankent İlçesi 6.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages11

Lakes, rivers & coasts33

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Giresun Province

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources