Kalkandere District is a district of the Rize Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Kalkandere. Its area is 107 km2, and its population is 13,511 (2021). Formerly known as Karadere, this is a hilly, forested, rural area of scattered villages, inland from the Black Sea coast. There is little flat land and this is an impoverished area losing its population as they migrate away to jobs in other parts of Turkey or abroad. The local economy depends on growing tea on the hillsides. 90% of the agricultural land is tea plantations and there are tea processing plants in the town Kalkandere. Tea was planted in the 1950s and has brought new life to the area. Other activities include bee-keeping. Composition There is one municipality in Kalkandere District: Kalkandere There are 22 villages in Kalkandere District: Çağlayan Çayırlı Dülgerli Esendere Esentepe Fındıklı Geçitli Hurmalık Hüseyinhoca Inciköy Kayabaşı Ormanlı Pınarköy Seyrantepe Soğuksu Ünalan Yenigeçitli Yeniköy Yeşilköy Yokuşlu Yolbaşı Yumurtatepe References Districts of Rize Province