Sinop, Turkey

Sinop
Sinop is located in Turkey
Sinop
Sinop
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 42°01′36″N 35°09′04″E / 42.02667°N 35.15111°E / 42.02667; 35.15111
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSinop
DistrictSinop
Government
 • MayorMetin Gürbüz (CHP)
Population
 (2022)[1]
57,404
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
57000
Area code0368
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.sinop.bel.tr

Sinop, historically known as Sinope (Greek: Σινώπη, Sinōpē), is a city on the isthmus of İnce Burun (İnceburun, Cape Ince) and on the Boztepe Peninsula, near Cape Sinope (Sinop Burnu, Boztepe Cape, Boztepe Burnu) which is situated on the northernmost edge of the Turkish side of the Black Sea coast, in the ancient region of Paphlagonia, in modern-day northern Turkey. It is the seat of Sinop Province and Sinop District.[2] Its population is 57,404 (2022).[1]

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ İl Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.