Ladik

Ladik
Ladik
Coordinates: 41°31′N 35°35′E / 41.517°N 35.583°ECoordinates: 41°31′N 35°35′E / 41.517°N 35.583°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Samsun
Area[1]
• District	464.83 km^2 (179.47 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
• Urban	8,503
• District	17,274
• District density	37/km^2 (96/sq mi)
Climate	Csb

Ladik is a city of Samsun Province, Turkey on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica. The mayor is Selim Özbalci (AKP).

History

Laodicea Pontica or Laodicea (Greek: Λαοδίκεια), also transliterated as Laodíceia and Laodíkeia was a Hellenistic town in Pontus. The city was founded in the hills (altitude 1000 m) not far west of the lake Stiphane Limne, southwest of Amisus (modern Samsun).

References

1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.

• Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9), p. 86.