Gebze
Gebze is a city in Turkey with a population of about 281,436.
Gebze is a working-class district and one of the municipalities in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 418 km2, and its population is 407,019 (2022). It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, the eastern arm of the Sea of Marmara. Gebze is the largest district by population size in the province as of 2022, exceeding İzmit, the provincial capital. Its population consists of a colossal working class, one of the largest in Turkey, as it hosts 10 industrial parks, in which hosts 1,384 companies and over 130,000 people are employed.
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About Gebze
| Country | Turkey |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 41 |
| Population | 281,436 |
| Local currency | TRY |
| Coordinates | 40.8028, 29.4307 |
| Time zone | Europe/Istanbul |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 306 km · Ankara |
| Population (Turkey) | #47 most populated in Turkey |
| Where on Earth | 40°48′10″N · 29°25′50″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 4,542 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 5,477 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Hohhot (China) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -40.80, -150.57 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 1,207 km |
| Moscow | 1,767 km |
| Paris | 2,300 km |
| London | 2,545 km |
| Dubai | 2,950 km |
| Beijing | 7,035 km |