Istanbul , Istanbul

Largest city in Turkey

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The city has a total area of 2,062.94 square miles (5343 km²).

Istanbul Quick Facts

Population :	15,067,724
Country :	Roman Empire
State :	Istanbul
Head of government :	mayor of Istanbul
Twitter username :	municipalityist
Postal code :	34000–34990
Plate code :	34
Phone Area Codes :	216
Area :	5343 km²
Official name :	İstanbul
Continent :	Asia
Altitude :	328 feet / 100 meters
Capital city :	Istanbul is capital of Istanbul Province
Establishment :	January 01, -0666 (2687 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+03:00
Local time :	00:23:27 (28th February 2021)

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Year	Population	Method
1927	806,863	census
1935	883,599	census
1940	991,237	census
1945	1,078,399	census
1950	1,166,477	census
1955	1,533,822	census
1960	1,882,092
1965	2,293,823	census
1970	3,019,032	census
1975	3,904,588	census
1980	4,741,890	census
1985	5,842,985	census
1990	7,309,190	census
2000	10,018,735	census
2007	12,573,836	census
2008	12,697,164	census
2009	12,915,158	census
2010	13,255,685	census
2011	13,624,240	census
2012	13,854,740	census
2013	14,160,467	census
2014	14,377,018	Address Based Population Registration System
2018	15,067,724	Address Based Population Registration System

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