Düzce Province
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Düzce Province () is a
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
in northwestern
Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. The province is on the coastline of the
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and is traversed by the main
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between
Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
and
Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
. The primary town is Düzce, located in the center of the province. There are ancient Greek ruins in the province. Düzce separated from the
Bolu province Bolu Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province in north-western Turkey, between the capital, Ankara, and the largest city in the country, Istanbul. Its area is 8,313 km,2, and its population is 320,824 (2022). The capital city of the pr ...
and became a province in its own right after a devastating earthquake in the city in November 1999. Its area is 2,492 km2, and its population is 405,131 (2022).


Districts

Düzce province is divided into 8 districts (capital district in bold): * Akçakoca * Çilimli * Cumayeri * Düzce * Gölyaka * Gümüşova * Kaynaşlı * Yığılca


Health

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is a chronic problem in the province.


See also

* List of populated places in Düzce Province


References


External links

*
Düzce governor's official website
*
Düzce municipality's official website
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Düzce weather forecast information
States and territories established in 1999 {{Düzce-geo-stub