Edremit, Van
Edremit | |
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District and municipality | |
View of Edremit beach | |
Map showing Edremit District in Van Province | |
| Coordinates: 38°25′27″N 43°15′22″E / 38.42417°N 43.25611°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Van |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | İsmail Say (AKP) |
Area | 515 km2 (199 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 127,819 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0432 |
| Website | www |
Edremit (Kurdish: Artemêt; Armenian: Արտամէտ, romanized: Artamet) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 515 km2, and its population is 127,819 (2022). In the 2013 reorganisation, part of the former central district of Van was attached to Edremit District. It covers the southern part of the agglomeration of Van and the adjacent countryside. The district's central town, which has the same name, is situated on the coast of Lake Van at a distance of 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the city of Van.