Canik
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Canik | |
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District and municipality | |
 Map showing Canik District in Samsun Province | |
  Canik Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 41°16′19″N 36°21′03″E / 41.27194°N 36.35083°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Samsun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | İbrahim Sandıkçı (AKP) |
Area | 264 km2 (102 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 100,641 |
| • Density | 381/km2 (987/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0362 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
Canik is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 264 km2,[3] and its population is 100,641 (2022).[1] It is located to the east of the city center of Samsun.
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 2008 the district Canik was created from part of the former central district of Samsun, along with İlkadım and Atakum.[4][5] At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.[6]
