Düzce Province
province in northwestern Turkey
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Düzce Province is a province of Turkey[1] located in Turkey[2] on the continent of Asia[3]. It was established on December 9, 1999[4] with its capital at Düzce.
The province has Turkish as its official language[3]. As of 2021, its population was 370,000[5] and it covers an area of 3,600 square kilometers[6]. Its elevation is 146 meters[7].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Black Sea[5]
- Head of government: Vasip Şahin[6]
- Continent: Asia[7]
- Capital: Düzce[8]
- Official language: Turkish[9]
- Shares border with: Sakarya Province[10], Bolu Province[11], Zonguldak Province[12]
- Named after: Plain of Düzce[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Akçakoca[14], Çilimli[15], Cumayeri[16], Düzce[17], Gölyaka[18], Gümüşova[19], Kaynaşlı[20], Yığılca[21], Akçakoca district[22], Çilimli district[23], Gümüşova district[24], Gölyaka district[25], Yığılca district[26], Kaynaşlı district[27]
- Postal code: 81000–81999[28]
- Part of: Kocaeli Subregion[29]
- Commons category: Düzce Province[30]
- Licence plate code: 81[31]
- Located in time zone: time in Turkey[32], UTC+03:00[33]
- Local dialing code: 380[34]
- Inception: December 9, 1999[35]
- Significant event: Düzce earthquake of 1999[36]
- Official website: http://www.duzce.gov.tr/[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Düzce Province[38]
- Population: 360,388[39], 387,844[40], 369,674[41]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Düzce[42], Governor of Düzce Province[43]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Düzce Province[44]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Düzce Province[45]
- Number of households: 129,283[46]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 3641 km²[47] and 2492 km²[48]. Düzce Province sits at an elevation of 146 m[49].
Climate and Environment
Düzce Province's Köppen climate classification is recorded as humid subtropical climate[50].
Why It Matters
Düzce Province has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]