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İzmir Province

Local name: İzmir ili

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 38°27′44″ N 27°05′32″ E

İzmir Province
BerkeKayalarr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
4,493,242
4.5M
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
299
listed under İzmir Province
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
ADB Adnan Menderes International Airport20 km
MJT Mytilene International Airport79 km

About İzmir Province

İzmir Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 4,493,242.

From Wikipedia

İzmir is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara, and the largest metropolitan area on the Aegean Sea. It is on the Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. As of 2025 end of year estimate, İzmir Province has a total population of 4,504,184 while İzmir city is home to around 3.5 million inhabitants.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
944 km²
Official website
izmir.bel.tr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering İzmir Province

  • Menderes

Twin towns and sister cities of İzmir Province

  • Baku City· Azerbaijan
  • Bremen· Germany
  • Constanța· Romania
  • Long Beach· United States

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of İzmir Province over time

Population of İzmir Province over time
1985 1,489,817
1990 1,758,780
2000 2,232,265
2007 2,606,294
2009 2,727,968
2014 2,847,691
2018 2,947,000
2019 2,972,900
2023 2,948,609
2024 4,493,242

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of İzmir Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 10° · Rain 94 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Aydin · 95 km southeast19°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night 5°)
Wettest month
December (137 mm)
Driest month
August (4 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 İzmir Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)12°13°16°21°26°31°34°33°29°24°18°14°
Average low (°C)5°5°7°11°15°19°22°22°18°14°10°7°
Precipitation (mm)12097794829954144394137

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to İzmir Province

The nearest airport is Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB), 20 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cordaleo, 2 km to the east.

Airports

  • Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) Gaziemir 20 kmsouth
  • Mytilene International Airport (MJT) Mytilene 79 kmnorthwest
  • Chios Island National Airport (JKH) Chios Island 84 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cordaleo Population: 339.6K 2 kmeast
  • Çiğli Population: 214.1K 4 kmnorthwest
  • Izmir Population: 2.9M 7 kmsoutheast
  • Konak Population: 332.3K 7 kmsouth
  • Karabağlar Population: 479.3K 10 kmsouth

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

Places in İzmir Province

299 places
  1. 1 Izmir 2.9M
  2. 2 Buca District 522.4K
  3. 3 Karabağlar 471.7K
  4. 4 Bornova District 454.5K
  5. 5 Konak 332.3K
  6. 6 Karşıyaka İlçesi 321.9K
  7. 7 Bayraklı District 299.9K
  8. 8 Çiğli District 214.1K
  9. 9 Torbalı District 207.8K
  10. 10 Menemen District 200.9K
  11. 11 Gaziemir District 137.8K
  12. 12 Ödemiş İlçesi 129.3K
  13. 13 Kemalpaşa 114.2K
  14. 14 Menderes District 106.2K
  15. 15 Bergama District 105.8K
  16. 16 Aliağa District 104.8K
  17. 17 Tire District 87.5K
  18. 18 Balçova 77.6K
  19. 19 Narlıdere 63.7K
  20. 20 Seferihisar District 60.9K
  21. 21 Urla İlçesi 56.8K
  22. 22 Kiraz District 44K
  23. 23 Bayındır District 40.7K
  24. 24 Dikili District 36.1K
  25. 25 Çeşme İlçesi 36K
  26. 26 Selçuk District 35K
  27. 27 Foça 32.5K
  28. 28 Güzelbahçe 27.4K
  29. 29 Beydağ 12K
  30. 30 Karaburun İlçesi 9.1K
  31. 31 Yenicepınar 469
  32. 32 Arpadere 344
  33. 33 Kınık District 280
  34. 34 Caferli 177

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

Cities & villages4

Mountains & nature10

Lakes, rivers & coasts12

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in İzmir Province

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources