Sancaktepe
Sancaktepe | |
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District and municipality | |
15 Temmuz Stadium in Sancaktepe district | |
Map showing Sancaktepe District in Istanbul Province | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′00″N 29°12′00″E / 40.98333°N 29.20000°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Istanbul |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alper Yeğin (CHP) |
Area | 63 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 489,848 |
| • Density | 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0216 |
| Website | www |
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Sancaktepe is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 63 km2, and its population is 489,848 (2022).
In 2008 the district Sancaktepe was created from parts of the districts Kartal and Ümraniye. The urban part of the new district was established as a municipality. At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.