Sancaktepe | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 40°59′00″N 29°12′00″E / 40.98333°N 29.20000°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Istanbul |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alper Yeğin (CHP) |
Area | 63 km2 (24 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 489,848 |
• Density | 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0216 |
Website | www |
Sancaktepe is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 63 km2,[3] and its population is 489,848 (2022).[1]
In 2008 the district Sancaktepe was created from parts of the districts Kartal and Ümraniye. The urban part of the new district was established as a municipality.[4][5] At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.[6]