Rize District

Rize District
District
Map showing Rize District in Rize Province
Rize District Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°01′N 40°31′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Rize
Seat	Rize
Area	253 km^2 (98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	150,414
• Density	590/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Rize District (also: Merkez, meaning "central") is a district of the Rize Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of Rize.[1] Its area is 253 km^2,[2] and its population is 150,414 (2021).[3]

Composition

There are four municipalities in Rize District:[1][4]

• Kendirli
• Muradiye
• Rize
• Salarha

There are 60 villages in Rize District:[5]

• Akarsu
• Akpınar
• Aktaş
• Ambarlık
• Ayane
• Azaklıhoca
• Balıkçılar
• Beştepe
• Bıldırcınköy
• Boğaz
• Camidağı
• Çaybaşı
• Çaycılar
• Çimenli
• Derebaşı
• Dörtyol
• Düzköy
• Elmalı
• Erenköy
• Gölgeli
• Güzelköy
• Güzelyurt
• Karasu
• Karayemiş
• Ketenli
• Kırklartepesi
• Kocatepe
• Köprülü
• Küçükçayır
• Küçükköy
• Kurtuluş
• Melek
• Ortapazar
• Örnek
• Pazarköy
• Pekmezli
• Pınarbaşı
• Selimiye
• Soğukçeşme
• Söğütlü
• Sütlüce
• Taşköprü
• Taşlık
• Taşpınar
• Tekke
• Topkaya
• Tuğlalı
• Üçkaya
• Uzunköy
• Veliköy
• Yemişlik
• Yenidoğan
• Yenigüzel
• Yenikale
• Yenikasarcılar
• Yeniselimiye
• Yeşildere
• Yolüstü
• Yolveren
• Zincirliköprü

References

1. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
2. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
3. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
4. Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
5. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.