Canik is one of the main municipalities in
Samsun,
Turkey
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, located at the east of the city center. The municipality had 89,753 inhabitants as of the 2009 census.
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 2009, Canik's status changed with other Metropolitan areas
Ilkadim,
Atakum
Atakum is a central district in Samsun, Turkey. Its population was 210,082 as of 2020. Atakum is a largely middle class suburban district located to the west of the primary city of Samsun and further suburban Ondokuzmayıs. The city's population ex ...
and
Tekkekoy, and it was turned into a borough instead of a small town.
Geography
It is located on the north, Black Sea coast of Turkey.
References
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