Kocaeli Province

Kocaeli Province
Kocaeli Province; Kocaeli ili
	— Province o Turkey —
	Location o Kocaeli Province in Turkey
Kintra	Turkey
Region	Marmara
Caipital	Kocaeli
	Aurie
- Total	3,626 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
	Indwallers (2010-12-31)
- Total	1,560,138
- Densitie	430.3/km2 (1,114.4/sq mi)
Aurie code(s)	0262
Vehicil registration	41
Wabsteid	kocaeli.gov.tr

Kocaeli Province (Turkis: Kocaeli ili ‎, pronounced [kodʒaˈeli]) is a province o Turkey. Its caipital is İzmit, which is sometimes referred tae as Kocaeli itsel. The lairgest toun in the province is nou Gebze. The traffic code is 41. The province is locatit at the eastmaist end o the Marmara Sea, especially on the Gulf o İzmit. Acause o the size an natural conditions o the Bay o İzmit, the ceety is a giant natural harbour. There are lots o harbour facilities athin Kocaeli, includin the primary base o the Turkis Navy.

Table o contents

1 Destricts
2 Kocaeli Province population data in 2000
3 See an aw
4 References
5 Freemit airtins

Destricts [edit]

Kocaeli province is dividit intae 12 destricts:

Rank	City	1990 Census	2000 Census	2007 Census	2009 Estimate
1	İzmit	159.116	195.669	248.424	313.964
2	Gebze	190.741	253.487	310.815	297.956
3	Derince	66.141	93.997	113.991	116.806
4	Darıca	53.559	85.818	109.580	112.975
5	Körfez	63.194	81.938	97.535	99.859
6	Gölcük	65.600	55.790	71.538	73.788
7	Çayırova Destrict, Kocaeli	7.800	24.825	36.741	38.709
8	Karamürsel	24.462	29.353	36.466	37.172
9	Dilovası	18.590	28.890	35.856	36.851
10	Değirmendere	19.530	22.086	29.906	31.023
11	Alikahya	4.074	16.300	23.192	24.182
12	Hereke	13.872	14.553	18.877	19.495
13	Yuvacık	7.338	12.101	18.491	19.404
14	Köseköy	9.200	15.639	17.492	17.757
15	Kandıra	10.427	12.641	15.473	15.770
16	Uzunçiftlik	7.261	13.302	14.893	15.342
17	Kullar	8.820	17.105	13.730	13.248
18	İhsaniye	9.186	15.000	12.839	13.054
19	Bahçecik	8.648	9.563	12.232	12.613
20	Kuruçeşme	7.743	9.490	11.785	12.113
21	Arslanbey	3.439	4.421	10.573	11.452