Map of Rize, Turkey

Rize is the administrative centre of Rize Province, Turkey, with a population of about 119,828. It lies at 41.0208°N, 40.5219°E. Rize is about 660 km (410 mi) east of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ardeşen, 43 km to the northeast.

Rize at a glance

Where is Rize?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 13 min on the shortest day to 15 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Rize

• Ardeşen — 43 km northeast
• Trabzon — 67 km west
• Akçaabat — 80 km west
• Bayburt — 89 km south
• Vakfıkebir — 105 km west
• Gümüşhane — 108 km southwest
• Batumi — 116 km northeast, Georgia
• Erzurum — 139 km southeast
• P’ot’i — 157 km northeast, Georgia
• Cimin — 162 km southwest

Largest cities in Rize Province

• Ardeşen — 67,965

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.