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Samsun Province

Local name: Samsun ili

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 41°15′00″ N 36°20′00″ E

Samsun Province
Samsun · sami yılmaz · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
1,368,488
1.4M
Elevation
90 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
157
listed under Samsun Province
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
SZF Samsun-Çarşamba Airport20 km
MZH Amasya Merzifon Airport83 km

About Samsun Province

Samsun Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 1,368,488.

From Wikipedia

Samsun is a city on the north coast of Turkey and a major Black Sea port. The urban area recorded a population of 738,692 in 2022. The city is the capital of Samsun Province which has a population of 1,382,376. The city is home to Ondokuz Mayıs University, several hospitals, three large shopping malls, Samsunspor football club, an opera house and a large and modern manufacturing district. The city is best known as the place where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk began the Turkish War of Independence in 1919.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
1,055 km²

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Samsun Province

  • Kutaisi· Georgia
  • Little Rock· United States

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

Population of Samsun Province over time

Population of Samsun Province over time
1970 134,300
1985 280,000
1997 340,000
2000 350,000
2014 541,300
2022 1,368,488

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Samsun Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 8° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (76 mm)
Driest month
July (30 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 Samsun Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°12°16°20°24°27°27°24°19°15°11°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°8°12°16°19°19°15°12°8°5°
Precipitation (mm)594853625750303147767174

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

How to get to Samsun Province

The nearest airport is Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF), 20 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Samsun, 3 km to the north.

Airports

  • Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) Samsun 20 kmeast
  • Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH) Amasya 83 kmsouthwest
  • Tokat Airport (TJK) Tokat 103 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Samsun Population: 394K 3 kmnorth
  • Amasya Population: 114.9K 79 kmsouthwest
  • Turhal Population: 110.9K 98 kmsouth
  • Tokat Province Population: 129.7K 106 kmsouth
  • Ordu Population: 229.2K 134 kmeast

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

Places in Samsun Province

157 places
  1. 1 Samsun 394K
  2. 2 İlkadım 312.2K
  3. 3 Atakum 149.2K
  4. 4 Bafra 143.1K
  5. 5 Çarşamba İlçesi 136.2K
  6. 6 Vezirköprü İlçesi 101.7K
  7. 7 Canik 93.7K
  8. 8 Vezirköprü Bucağı 87.6K
  9. 9 Terme İlçesi 73.6K
  10. 10 Tekkeköy 56.3K
  11. 11 Havza İlçesi 42.8K
  12. 12 19 Mayıs Bucağı 28.3K
  13. 13 Alaçam İlçesi 28.2K
  14. 14 Ondokuzmayıs İlçesi 24.5K
  15. 15 Ayvacık İlçesi 22.4K
  16. 16 Kavak İlçesi 20.6K
  17. 17 Salıpazarı İlçesi 19.6K
  18. 18 Asarcık İlçesi 17.8K
  19. 19 Ladik İlçesi 17.2K
  20. 20 Yakakent İlçesi 9.1K
  21. 21 Sofualan 297

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

Cities & villages12

Mountains & nature7

Lakes, rivers & coasts20

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Samsun Province

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources