Canik

Canik
Canik
	Canik
	Coordinates: 41°16′19″N 36°21′03″E / 41.27194°N 36.35083°ECoordinates: 41°16′19″N 36°21′03″E / 41.27194°N 36.35083°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Samsun
Population (2012)
• Urban	72,677
• District	92,201
Climate	Cfa

Canik is one of the main municipalities in Samsun, Turkey, located at the east of the city center. The municipality had 89.753 inhabitants as of the 2009 census.^[2]

Canik means land of Tzan/Can Laz people 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 2009, Canik's status changed with other Metropolitan areas Ilkadim, Atakum and Tekkekoy, and it was turned into a borough instead of a small town.

Geography[]

It is located on the north, Black Sea coast of Turkey.

References[]

^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[population-1] "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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