Bornova is a municipality and district located in the İzmir Province of Turkey. It covers an area of 220 km² and had a population of 454,470 as of 2022. As the third largest district in the İzmir metropolitan area, it is almost fully urbanized at a rate of 98.6 percent, featuring high levels of development in both services and industries.
The center of Bornova is situated approximately 8 km northeast of İzmir's traditional center and 5 km from the coastline at the tip of the Gulf of İzmir to the west. It is bordered by the districts of Yunusemre and Menemen to the north, Kemalpaşa to the east, Buca to the south, and Konak and Karşıyaka to the west.
The district is notable for hosting the main campus of Ege University along with its associated hospital. This facility is recognized as one of the largest and most prominent medical centers in western Turkey.