Canik is a municipality and
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Samsun Province
Samsun Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its area is 9,725 km2, and its population is 1,368,488 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasy ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its area is 264 km
2, and its population is 100,641 (2022).
It is located to the east of the city center of Samsun.
Canik means land of Tzan/Can
Laz people
The Laz people, or Lazi ( ''Lazi''; ka, ლაზი, ''lazi''; or ჭანი, ''ch'ani''; ), are a Kartvelian languages, Kartvelian ethnic group native to the South Caucasus, who mainly live in Black Sea coastal regions of Black Sea Region, ...
and became one of the four town municipalities under the patronage of Samsun Metropolitan Municipality in 1994. The region was largely settled by middle and lower working-class people in those days, but recent years made a big impact in the local economy. In 2008 the district Canik was created from part of the former central district of Samsun, along with
İlkadım
Ilkadim is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 155 km2, and its population is 333,518 (2022). It is located on the coast of Black Sea. The district has an altitude of 5 meters.It is also the most populous dist ...
and
Atakum. At the
2013 Turkish local government reorganisation Municipalities () are the basic units of local government in Turkey. According to the Turkish Statistical Institute the population of Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asi ...
, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.
Geography
It is located on the north, Black Sea coast of Turkey.
Composition
There are 52
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Canik District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
* 200 Evler
* Adatepe
* Alibeyli
* Ambarpınar
* Atatürk
* Avluca
* Başalan
* Başkonak
* Belediye Evleri
* Çağlayan
* Çamalan
* Demirci
* Dereler
* Devgeriş
* Düvecik
* Düzardıç
* Düzeren
* Gaziosmanpaşa
* Gecehan
* Gödekli
* Gökçepınar
* Gölalan
* Gültepe
* Gürgenyatak
* Hacı Ismail
* Hacınaipli
* Hasköy
* Hilaltepe
* İmamlar
* Kaleboğazı
* Karşıyaka
* Kaşyayla
* Kestanepınar
* Kızıloğlak
* Kozlu
* Kuzey Yıldızı
* Muratlı
* Sarıbıyık
* Soğuksu
* Tekkiraz
* Teknepınar
* Toptepe
* Toygar
* Tuzaklı
* Üçpınar
* Uluçayır
* Uludağ
* Yavuzselim
* Yayla
* Yeniköy
* Yenimahalle
* Yeşilpınar
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canik
Districts of Samsun Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey