Ilkadim is a district with in Samsun Province located on the coast of Black Sea. The district has an altitude of 5 meters and an area of 152.28 km². It is also the most populous district of Black Sea Region, with a total population of 336,501 people. The majority of the urbanized portion of Samsun City is located within Ilkadim. Ilkadim is bordered by Canik county to the east, the Black Sea in the north, Atakum county to the west, and Kavak county to the south. İlkadım is within the city of Samsun at 41°17′N 36°20′E / 41.283°N 36.333°E / 41.283; 36.333. The district includes the port of the Samsun. The name İlkadım refers to Atatürk's arrival in Samsun via sea in the ship the Bandirma in order to start the Turkish War of Independence on 19 May 1919. (İlkadım means first step). The population of İlkadım was 307,746 as of 2009 and grew to 340,421 by 2021. There are 61 neighborhoods in total in the district. The five largest neighborhoods in the district are respectively; Fevzi Çakmak, Kazım Karabekir, Adalet, Bahçelievler, and Kadıköy, and these five neighborhoods with a total population of 79,936 make up about a quarter of the district's population. In 2009, Ilkadim constituted 59% of the population of Greater Samsun, that figure declined to 47% by 2020 as a result of the expansion of suburban districts in Samsun. More information...
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