Canik

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.

CountryTurkey

Area

264 km² (102 sq mi)

Population

(2022)^[1]

100,641

Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

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Canik
District and municipality
Map showing Canik District in Samsun Province
Canik Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°16′19″N 36°21′03″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.bel.tr

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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]