Düzce

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Düzce
Düzce coat of arms
Düzce (Turkey)
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Düzce - panoramio.jpg
Basic data
Province (il) : Düzce
Coordinates : 40 ° 51 ′  N , 31 ° 9 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 50 ′ 30 ″  N , 31 ° 9 ′ 30 ″  E
Residents : 173,838 (2018)
Telephone code : (+90) 380
Postal code : 81,000
License plate : 81
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Structure : 56 Mahalle
Mayor : Faruk Özlü ( AKP )
Website:
Düzce County
Residents : 240,633 (2018)
Surface: 710 km²
Population density : 339 inhabitants per km²
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Düzce is the capital of the western Black Sea province of Düzce in Turkey and forms an independent district ( Merkez ). It covers about 28 percent of the provincial area and has no external borders with other provinces. The provincial capital Düzce is located in the middle of the Ankara - Istanbul route and benefits from the geographical location in between.

Climate table

Düzce (146 m)
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: State Meteorological Office of the Turkish Republic, normal period 1981-2010
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Düzce (146 m)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 8.2 9.9 13.4 18.7 23.2 26.9 28.8 29.1 25.8 20.6 15.0 10.1 O 19.2
Min. Temperature (° C) 0.5 0.8 3.1 7.1 10.9 14.5 16.9 17.1 13.3 9.8 4.9 2.4 O 8.5
Temperature (° C) 4.0 4.9 7.6 12.3 16.6 20.5 22.6 22.6 18.8 14.4 9.2 5.9 O 13.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 85.9 73.0 70.8 58.7 53.9 58.0 47.5 43.6 48.8 87.9 85.3 95.6 Σ 809
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 1.9 2.7 3.5 4.8 6.7 8.0 8.2 7.8 6.2 4.1 2.7 1.8 O 4.9
Rainy days ( d ) 14.9 13.9 14.0 12.2 11.1 9.8 7.0 6.1 7.9 11.7 12.7 15.6 Σ 136.9
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history

The city was partially badly damaged by earthquakes in the vicinity in 1944, 1957, 1967 and on August 17, 1999 , the earthquake of November 12, 1999 almost razed the city to the ground.

The earthquakes that struck the city on August 17 and November 12, 1999, left great damage: 980 people died, 81 percent of the entire housing stock and 87 percent of the entire commercial area were destroyed.

Düzce was declared the capital of the 81st province on December 9, 1999, shortly after the earthquake on November 12, 1999 by decree corresponding to Law (No. 584). Düzce used to belong to Bolu Province , now in the south. In addition to the problems of normal structural investments, the measures to establish the institutional infrastructure of a provincial capital began.

Administrative division

Düzce County consists of the following towns ( Belediye ):

  • the district town of Düzce ( Merkez ) with 173,838 inhabitants and 56 Mahalle (districts)
  • Beyköy (5,664 pop.) In 5 Mahalle
  • Boğaziçi (2,969) in 6 malls

Furthermore, there are still 96 villages (with an average of 606 inhabitants per village). Seven of them have over 1,000 residents:

  • Yörük (3,624)
  • Aydinpinar (2,690)
  • Doganlı (2,117)
  • Yenitaşköprü (2,038)
  • Gölörmani (1,970)
  • Otluoğlu (1,753)
  • Muncurlu (1,393)

Population development

The urban population of Düzce grew from 22,274 in 1965 to over 200,000 in 2008.

The following table shows the comparative population level at the end of the year for the province, the central district and the city of Düzce as well as the respective share at the higher administrative level. The figures are based on the address-based population register (ADNKS) introduced in 2007.

year province district city
real % real % real
2018 387,844 62.04 240,633 72.24 173.838
2017 377.610 62.28 235.160 71.91 169.111
2016 370.371 61.69 228.470 71.30 162,897
2015 360.388 60.92 219,533 69.92 153.504
2014 355,549 60.47 214.991 68.87 148.061
2013 351.509 59.62 209,561 68.25 143.018
2012 346.493 59.94 207,681 65.27 135,557
2011 342,146 59.36 203,095 65.76 133,551
2010 338.188 58.46 197,711 65.31 129,118
2009 335.156 57.54 192.844 64.94 125,240
2008 328.611 56.77 186,567 64.00 119.410
2007 323,328 56.72 183.395 51.60 94,637

Sons and daughters (selection)

  • Filiz Demirel (* 1964), German-Turkish politician (Greens / Alliance 90)

Web links

Commons : Düzce  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Türkiye Nüfusu İl ve İlçelere Göre Nüfus Bilgileri (Nufusune.com) , accessed on May 5, 2019
  2. ↑ Central Dissemination System / Merkezi Dağıtım Sistemi (MEDAS) of the TÜIK , accessed on May 5, 2019