Map of Bafra, Turkey

Bafra is a city in Samsun, Turkey, with a population of about 92,944. It lies at 41.5678°N, 35.9069°E. Bafra is about 316 km (196 mi) northeast of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Samsun, 48 km to the southeast.

Bafra at a glance

Where is Bafra?

• The 2nd largest city in Samsun on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 10 min on the shortest day to 15 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bafra

• Samsun — 48 km southeast
• Çarşamba — 79 km southeast
• Sinop — 80 km northwest
• Suluova — 85 km south
• Merzifon — 86 km southwest
• Amasya — 102 km south
• Osmancık — 113 km southwest
• Erbaa — 114 km southeast
• Turhal — 132 km south
• Çorum — 139 km southwest

Largest cities in Samsun

• Samsun — 394,050
• Çarşamba — 50,459

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.