Rize geodata
Rize is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Turkey in Europe/Istanbul (GMT+3) time zone. With population of 92,772 people, there are 91 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Turkey, 89.8% of cities are located further ↓South; 76.4% of cities are located further ←West and 86.5% of cities have higher elevation than Rize. Note1
Rize GPS coordinates[2]
41° 1' 14.988" North, 40° 31' 18.984" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude | 
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 41.54918°, | 39.81882° | 
| Center: | 41.02083°, | 40.52194° | 
| Lower-right: | 40.48821°, | 41.22507° | 
| Map W x H: | 118×118 km | = 73.3×73.3mi | 
| max Lat: | 42.02683° ⇑10.2% North  | 
  
| Rize: | 41.02083° | 
| min Lat: |    ⇓89.8% South 35.9025°  | 
  
| min Long | Rize | max Long | 
| 25.90902° | 40.52194° | 44.60099° | 
| W 76.4%⇐ | ⇒23.6% E | 
Elevation
Elevation of Rize is 63 m = 207 ft, and this is 654.4 m = 2147 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: | 
    2682 m = 8799 ft | 86.5% | 
| Avg. | 717.4 m = 2354 ft | |
| Rize | 63 m = 207 ft | |
Min E:  | 
    0 m = 0 ft | 13.5% | 
See also: Rize elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Rize is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1955.2 km =1214.9 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Rize | 
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5446 | 3384 | to North | 
| Arctic Circle | 2840.1 | 1764.8 | to North | 
| Tropic Cancer | 1955.2 | 1214.9 | to South | 
| Equator | 4561.1 | 2834.1 | to South | 
        
        
        Nearby cities:
15 places around Rize: (largest is in red/bold)
• Büyükköy
		12.7 km =7.9 mi, 
92°
• Derepazarı
		8.3 km =5.2 mi, 
272°
• Dernekpazarı
		34.1 km =21.2 mi, 
223°
• Gündoğdu
		8 km =5 mi, 
63°
• Güneyce
		22.6 km =14 mi, 
191°
• Güneysu
		8.2 km =5.1 mi, 
122°
• Hayrat
		20 km =12.4 mi, 
221°
• Hemşin
		31.7 km =19.7 mi, 
84°
• Kalkandere
		13.2 km =8.2 mi, 
212°
• Kaptanpaşa
		22.9 km =14.2 mi, 
107°
• Nurluca
		32.2 km =20 mi, 
87°
• Of
		23.8 km =14.8 mi, 
247°
• Çayeli
		18.3 km =11.4 mi, 
66°
• İkizdere
		27.5 km =17.1 mi, 
174°
• İyidere
		13.5 km =8.4 mi, 
265°
Sources, notices
  
	• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Turkey existing in our database
	• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
	• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.  
	• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
        
        