Map of Giresun, Turkey

Giresun is the administrative centre of Giresun, Turkey, with a population of about 125,682. It lies at 40.9170°N, 38.3874°E. Giresun is about 481 km (299 mi) east of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bulancak, 13 km to the west.

Giresun at a glance

Where is Giresun?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 14 min on the shortest day to 15 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Giresun

• Bulancak — 13 km west
• Ordu — 42 km west
• Şebin Karahisar — 70 km south
• Fatsa — 75 km west
• Vakfıkebir — 76 km east
• Ünye — 96 km west
• Akçaabat — 100 km east
• Gümüşhane — 105 km southeast
• Trabzon — 113 km east
• Erzincan — 161 km southeast

Largest cities in Giresun

• Şebin Karahisar — 47,360
• Bulancak — 43,635

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.