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Kocaeli Province

Local name: Kocaeli ili

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 40°55′00″ N 29°55′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kocaeli Province Kocaeli Province
Location in Turkey
Population
2,079,072
2.1M
Elevation
233 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
85
listed under Kocaeli Province
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport51 km
YEI Bursa Yenişehir Airport79 km

About Kocaeli Province

Kocaeli Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 2,079,072.

From Wikipedia

Kocaeli Province (Turkish: Kocaeli ili, pronounced [koˈdʒaeli]) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey and one of only three not to have the same official name as its capital, İzmit, which is thus also sometimes called Kocaeli. Its area is 3,397 km2 (1,312 sq mi), and its population is 2,102,907 (2023). The province is the successor of the Ottoman-era Sanjak of Kocaeli. The largest towns in the province are İzmit and Gebze. The traffic code is 41.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1327
Area
3,397 km²
Official website
kocaeli.gov.tr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kocaeli Province

Population of Kocaeli Province over time

Population of Kocaeli Province over time
2018 1,906,391
2019 1,953,035
2021 1,851,790

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kocaeli Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 7° · Rain 85 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Aydin · 385 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (114 mm)
Driest month
July (35 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 Kocaeli Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°11°16°21°25°27°27°24°19°15°10°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°7°11°15°17°17°14°11°7°4°
Precipitation (mm)9269665349463545548785114

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Kocaeli Province

The nearest airport is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), 51 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is İzmit, 17 km to the south.

Airports

  • Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) Pendik, Istanbul 51 kmwest
  • Bursa Yenişehir Airport (YEI) Yenişehir 79 kmsouth
  • İstanbul Airport (IST) Istanbul 107 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • İzmit Population: 196.6K 17 kmsouth
  • Derince Population: 125.5K 20 kmsouthwest
  • Gebze Population: 281.4K 43 kmwest
  • Adapazarı Population: 286.8K 44 kmeast
  • Sultanbeyli Population: 358.2K 55 kmwest

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

Places in Kocaeli Province

85 places
  1. 1 Gebze 407K
  2. 2 İzmit 332.8K
  3. 3 Darıca 164.4K
  4. 4 Gölcük İlçesi 145.8K
  5. 5 Körfez İlçesi 142.9K
  6. 6 Derince İlçesi 130.7K
  7. 7 Çayırova 103.5K
  8. 8 Kartepe 101.7K
  9. 9 Başiskele 76.6K
  10. 10 Dilovası 53.4K
  11. 11 Karamürsel İlçesi 53K
  12. 12 Kandıra İlçesi 50K

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

Cities & villages17

Mountains & nature6

Lakes, rivers & coasts25

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Kocaeli Province

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources