Rize Province

Rize Province Rize ili
Province
Pokut Yayla in Rize
Location of the province within Turkey
Country	Turkey
Seat	Rize
Government
• Governor	İhsan Selim Baydaş
Area	3,835 km2 (1,481 sq mi)
Population  (2022)	344,016
• Density	89.70/km2 (232.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0464
Website	www.rize.gov.tr

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Rize Province (Turkish: Rize ili) is a province of northeast Turkey, on the eastern Black Sea coast between Trabzon and Artvin. The province of Erzurum is to the south. Its area is 3,835 km², and its population is 344,016 (2022). The capital is the city of Rize. It was formerly known as Lazistan, however the designation of the term of Lazistan was officially banned in 1926.

The province is home to Turkish, Laz, Hemshin and Georgian communities.