Düzce Province

Düzce Province Düzce ili
—  Province of Turkey  —
Location of Düzce Province in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Capital	Düzce
Area
– Total	3,641 km2 (1,405.8 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)[1]
– Total	338,188
– Density	92.9/km2 (240.6/sq mi)
Area code(s)	0380
Vehicle registration	81
Website	düzce.gov.tr

Düzce Province (Turkish: Düzce ili) is a province in northwestern Turkey. It is on the coastline of the Black Sea and is traversed by the main highway between Istanbul and Ankara. The main town is Düzce. There are ancient Greek ruins in the province.

Düzce broke off from Bolu province and became a province in its own right after a devastating earthquake in the city in November 1999.

Inside Turkey, it came to be called as "the United Nations of Turkey" since its inhabitants have very diverse ethnic backgrounds: Turks, Circassians, Abkhazians, Chveneburi, Laz, Roma, immigrants from the Balkans and lately some Kurds and Zazas. The total population of the province (as of 2010) is 338 188.

Districts

Düzce province is divided into 8 districts (capital district in bold):

• Akçakoca
• Çilimli
• Cumayeri
• Düzce
• Gölyaka
• Gümüşova
• Kaynaşlı
• Yığılca

References

1. ^ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces

External links

Media related to Düzce Province at Wikimedia Commons

• (Turkish) Düzce governor's official website
• (Turkish) Düzce municipality's official website
• (English) Düzce weather forecast information

Coordinates: 40°56′49″N 31°14′17″E / 40.94694°N 31.23806°E / 40.94694; 31.23806