Rize

For other uses, see Rize (disambiguation).

Rize
Municipality
Clockwise from top: View of Rize, Arch bridge across Firtina River, Rize Castle, Kaçkar Mountains National Park, Kiz Kulesi, Laz monument in Rize, Pokut Yaylası.
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Rize Location within Turkey
Coordinates: 41°01′29″N 40°31′20″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Rize
District	Rize
Government
• Mayor	Rahmi Metin (AKP)
Area	3,920 km2 (1,510 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	119,828
• Density	30.6/km2 (79.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	53000
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.rize.bel.tr

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Rize (Turkish pronunciation: [ɾi'ze]; Greek: Ριζούντα, romanized: Rizoúnta; Laz: რიზინი, romanized: Rizini; Georgian: რიზე) is a coastal city in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Rize Province and Rize District. Its population is 119,828 (2021). Rize is a typical Turkish provincial capital with little in the way of nightlife or entertainment. Since the border with Georgia was opened in the early 1990s, the Black Sea coast road has been widened and the town is much wealthier than it used to be. Current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's family has its roots in Rize and the local university is named after him. The city is linked by road with Trabzon (41 miles [66 km] west), Hopa (55 miles [88 km] east on the Georgian border), and Erzurum (south). The Rize–Artvin Airport started operating in 2022.