Yakakent

Yakakent is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 204 km²,^[3] and its population is 8,693 (2022).^[1] It is located on the Black Sea coast.

Yakakent
District and municipality
Map showing Yakakent District in Samsun Province
Yakakent Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°37′20″N 35°31′53″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Samsun
Government
• Mayor	Şerafettin Aydoğdu (AKP)
Area	204 km2 (79 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	8,693
• Density	42.6/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	55810
Area code	0362
Climate	Cfa
Website	yakakent.bel.tr

Composition

There are 17 neighbourhoods in Yakakent District:^[4]

• Asmapınar
• Büyükkırık
• Çamalan
• Çepni
• Gündüzlü
• Karaaba
• Kayalı
• Kozköy
• Küplüağzı
• Kürüzgürgenlik
• Kuzören
• Liman
• Merkez
• Mutaflı
• Sarıgöl
• Yassıdağ
• Yeşilköy

Sister cities

Yakakent has one sister city:

• Kushimoto (Japan)