Cide, also KaraaÃÂaç, is a town in the Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Cide District. Its population is 11,087 (2021). It lies near the Black Sea coast. The town consists of 16 quarters: Cumhuriyet, Ece, Kasaba, Kemerli, Nasuh, Memià Â, BaÃÂyurdu, Gebeà Â, Irmak, Kalafat, Kasñmköy, Kñrcñ, Kumluca, Sipahi, Sofular and Tarakçñ.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Cide was part of the Kastamonu Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.
Cide has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with warm summers and cool, wet, occasionally snowy winters.