Derince İlçesi

Derince is a seaport, municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 198 km2, and its population is 146,374. The mayor is Sertif Gökçe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Derince railway station and Gölcük Naval Base.

Derince railway station

Railway station

Derince railway station is a railway station in Hereke, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates four daily regional trains between Istanbul and Adapazarı that stop at the station.

Gölcük Naval Base is the main base of the Turkish Navy on the east coast of the Sea of Marmara in Gölcük, Kocaeli. It is the principal base for logistic support with various facilities stretched over 1,800 acres of land. Gölcük Naval Base is situated 3½ km south of Derince İlçesi.

Körfez Circuit

İzmit Körfez Circuit is a motor sports race track about 17 km west of İzmit, in Körfez district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Sponsored by the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation and built by the Istanbul Motorsports Club, it was inaugurated in 1993 as the first asphalted race track in Turkey. Körfez Circuit is situated 3½ km west of Derince İlçesi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Körfez and Gölcük.

Körfez

Town

Photo: Abdullah kıyga, CC BY 3.0.

Körfez, formerly known as Elaia, or Elaea, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 301 km2, and its population is 178,048. Körfez is situated 3½ km west of Derince İlçesi.

Gölcük

Town

Photo: Serdar Timur, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gölcük is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 217 km2, and its population is 175,940. Gölcük is located on the southern shore of the Gulf of İzmit, which is the easternmost inlet of the Sea of Marmara. Gölcük is situated 4 km south of Derince İlçesi.

Derince İlçesi

Also known as: “Derince Ilcesi”
Location: Kocaeli Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude

40.7539° or 40° 45′ 14″ north

Longitude

29.8231° or 29° 49′ 23″ east

Population

131,000

Elevation

34 metres (112 feet)

Open location code

8GGFQR3F+H6

GeoNames ID

8632549

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Turkish: “Derince İlçesi”

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