Samsun Province

Samsun Province

Infobox Province TR
region = Black Sea
name = Samsun
licence = 55
total population = 1,187,536
area_code= 362
area=9,579|

Samsun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1,209,137 (2000). Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasya on the south, Tokat on the southeast, and Ordu on the east. It's traffic code is 55.

The provincial capital is Samsun, one of the most populated cities in Turkey and the largest and busiest port in the Black Sea.

Districts

Samsun province is divided into 15 districts (capital district in bold):
*Alaçam
*Asarcık
*Ayvacık
*Bafra
*Çarşamba
*Havza
*Kavak
*Ladik
*Ondokuz Mayıs
*Salıpazarı
*Samsun
*Tekkeköy
*Terme
*Vezirköprü
*Yakakent

History

The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, started the Turkish War of Independence here on May 19 1919.

External links

* [http://www.samsun.bel.tr/ Official Samsun website]
* [http://samsunjen.com/samsun-videolari Samsun videos]
* [http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/samsun_turkey Pictures of the capital of this province]

Districts of Turkey
provname=Samsun


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