Körfez
Template:Infobox Turkey place Körfez, formerly known as Elaia, or Elaea, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 301 km2,[2] and its population is 178,048 (2022).[3]
The mayor is Şener Söğüt (AKP) and the district governor is Uğur Kalkar, appointed in August 2022.[4] The cement plant is a major source of greenhouse gas.[5]
History
Template:Interlanguage link is located in the district. It was built in 1898 for the German Emperor Wilhelm's visit to the Ottoman Empire.[6]
The district Körfez was established in 1987 from parts of the central district of Kocaeli (now İzmit) and of the district of Gebze. At the same time, the municipality Yarımca was renamed to Körfez.[7][8] It has borders with Şile to north, Derince from east, Dilovası from southwest and Gebze from west. Hereke and Kirazlıyalı were independent towns within the district until they were absorbed into the municipality Körfez in 2008.[9]
Composition
There are 36 neighbourhoods in Körfez District:[10] Template:Div col
- 17 Ağustos
- Agah Ateş
- Alihocalar
- Atalar
- Barbaros
- Belen
- Çamlıtepe
- Çıraklı
- Cumaköy
- Cumhuriyet
- Dereköy
- Dikenli
- Elmacık
- Esentepe
- Fatih
- Güney
- Hacı Akif
- Hacı Osman
- Himmetli
- İlimtepe
- Kalburcu
- Karayakuplu
- Kirazlıyalı
- Kışladüzü
- Kutluca
- Kuzey
- Mimar Sinan
- Naipköy
- Osmanlı
- Şemsettin
- Sevindikli
- Sipahiler
- Şirinyalı
- Yavuz Sultan Selim
- Yeni Yalı
- Yukarı Hereke
See also
References
External links
- District governor's official website Template:In lang
- District municipality's official website Template:In lang
Template:Districts of Turkey Template:Authority control
- ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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- ↑ Kaymakam, Körfez Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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- ↑ Kanun No. 3392, Resmî Gazete, 4 July 1987.
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- ↑ Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
- ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.