Cide


Cide, also Karaağaç, is a town in the Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Cide District. Its population is 11,087. It lies near the Black Sea coast. The town consists of 16 quarters: Cumhuriyet, Ece, Kasaba, Kemerli, Nasuh, Memiş, Bağyurdu, Gebeş, Irmak, Kalafat, Kasımköy, Kırcı, Kumluca, Sipahi, Sofular and Tarakçı.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Cide was part of the Kastamonu Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

Climate

Cide has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and cool, wet, occasionally snowy winters.