Kocaeli Province

Summary

Kocaeli Province is a province of Turkey^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of province_of_turkey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kocaeli Province is located in Turkey^[3].
• Kocaeli Province is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• Kocaeli Province is on the body of water Black Sea^[5].
• Kocaeli Province is on the body of water Sea of Marmara^[6].
• Kocaeli Province is on the continent of Asia^[7].
• Kocaeli Province's instance of is recorded as province of Turkey^[8].
• Kocaeli Province's instance of is recorded as metropolitan municipality in Turkey^[9].
• Kocaeli Province's capital is recorded as İzmit^[10].
• Kocaeli Province's official language is recorded as Turkish^[11].
• Kocaeli Province's shares border with is recorded as Istanbul Province^[12].
• Kocaeli Province's shares border with is recorded as Bursa Province^[13].
• Kocaeli Province's shares border with is recorded as Sakarya Province^[14].
• Kocaeli Province's shares border with is recorded as Yalova Province^[15].
• Kocaeli Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Derince^[16].
• Kocaeli Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gebze^[17].
• Kocaeli Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gölcük^[18].
• Kocaeli Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as İzmit^[19].
• Kocaeli Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kandıra district^[20].
• Kocaeli Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Karamürsel district^[21].
• Kocaeli Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Körfez^[22].
• Kocaeli Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kartepe^[23].
• Kocaeli Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Başiskele^[24].
• Kocaeli Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Çayırova district^[25].
• Kocaeli Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dilovası district^[26].
• Kocaeli Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Darıca district^[27].

Body

Geography

Kocaeli Province is in the country of Turkey^[4]. It is located in Turkey^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Black Sea^[5], an adjacent sea^[28], in Bulgaria^[29] and Sea of Marmara^[6], an adjacent sea^[30], in Turkey^[31]. It is on the continent of Asia^[7]. Part of include Marmara Region^[32], a region of Turkey^[33], in Turkey^[34], founded in 1941^[35] and Kocaeli Subregion^[36], a statistical territorial entity^[37], in Turkey^[38].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1906391'}^[39], {'amount': '+1953035'}^[40], and {'amount': '+1851790'}^[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include province of Turkey^[8] and metropolitan municipality in Turkey^[9].

History and Context

1327 marks the founding of Kocaeli Province^[42].

Why It Matters

Kocaeli Province ranks in the top 6% of province_of_turkey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]