Kandıra is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its area is 840 km2, and its population is 52,874 (2022). Its neighbours are Kaynarca to the east, Adapazarı to the southeast, İzmit to the south and Şile to the west.
Geography Of the area of Kandıra, almost 50% is used for agricultural purposes, while almost 40% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4% is settled (buildings or roads and the remainder)
History Kandıra is first mentioned as Desa(nôn Kômê).Tabula Imperii Byzantini Bd. 13: Bithynien und Hellespont, ed. Belke, Wien 2020. The state hospital of Kandıra was founded in 1949.
Tourist attractions Tourists discovered Kerpe when it was a small fishing port. It boasts a calm sea and sandy beaches, and is close to urban centers such as Istanbul, İzmit, and Adapazarı.
Kefken is 20 km away from Kandıra, and 8 km away from Kerpe. Kefken is the most advanced town among the coastal settlements of the district. Sea, beach and pine forests are the most important features. Kefken harbor is a typical fishing town. In the summertime the town gets 3 times crowded. 2 hours more or less, or 150 km away from Istanbul on the Black Sea coast, is this fairly secluded, quiet, and relatively unspoilt part of the region. The sea is suitable for swimming and there are unspoilt bays for picnics. Kefken Island is one of the few islands on the Turkish Black Sea coast. The island is at a close distance to the shores of Cebeci village. Genoese era fortress walls and water wells are worth to mention as the historical heritage of the island.
Composition There are 96 neighbourhoods in Kandıra District:Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
Ağaçağıl Ahmethacılar Akbal Akçabeyli Akçakese Akçaova Akdurak Akıncı Alaybey Alefli Antaplı Avdan Aydınlık Babaköy Babalı Bağırganlı Balaban Balcı Ballar Beyce Beylerbeyi Bolu Bozburun Çakırcaali Çakmaklar Çalca Çalköy Çalyer Çamkonak Çarşı Cebeci Çerçili Dalca Deliveli Doğancılı Döngelli Duraklı Eğercili Elmacık Esentepe Ferizli Gebeşler Goncaaydın Hacılar Hacımazlı Hacışeyh Hediyeli Hıdırlar Hüdaverdiler İncecik Kabaağaç Kanatlar Karaağaç Karadivan Karlı Kaymas Kaymaz Erikli Kefken Kerpe Kırkarmut Kızılcapınar Kocakaymas Kubuzcu Kurtyeri Lokmanlı Mancarlar Merkez Erikli Mülküşehsuvar Nasuhlar Ömerli Orhan Özbey Pelitpınarı Pınardüzü Pınarlı Pirceler Safalı Sarıahmetler Sarıcaali Sarıgazi Sarnıçlar Selametli Selimköy Sepetçi Şerefsungur Seyitaliler Sinanlıbilalli Sucuali Süllü Tatarahmet Teksen Terziler Topluca Üğümce Yağcılar Yusufca
References
External links District governor's official website District municipality's official website Kandira Hotel Guide