Konya Province
Konya Province (Turkish: Konya ili) is a province of Turkey in southwest-central Anatolia. The provincial capital is the city of Konya. By area it is the largest province of Turkey. Its traffic code is 42.
Konya Province
Konya ili | |
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Location of Konya Province in Turkey | |
Country | Turkey |
Region | West Anatolia |
Subregion | Konya |
Government | |
• Electoral district | Konya |
• Governor | Vahdettin Özkan |
Area | |
• Total | 38,257 km2 (14,771 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 2,205,609 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Area code(s) | 0332 |
Vehicle registration | 42 |
The Kızılören solar power plant in Konya will be able to produce 22.5 megawatts of electricity in an area of 430,000 square meters.[2]
Demographics
In 2011 the Konya Metropolitan Municipality had a population close to 1.1 million, out of the 2 million in the Konya Province (76.2% of the population in Konya Province lives in the city, while the remainder live in the villages, sub-districts and districts.) Konya Province has 31 districts, three of which are central districts: Karatay, Meram and Selçuklu.
Language census
Official first language results (1927-1965[3])
Language | 1927 | 1935 | 1945 | 1950 | 1955 | 1960 | 1965 |
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Turkish | 94.8% | 95.3% | 96.1% | 95.7% | 96.6% | 98.7% | 97.3% |
Kurdish | 4.2% | 4% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 2.5% |
Circassian | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Tatar | 0.2% | 0.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Albanian | 0.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 0% | 0.1% |
Divisions
The Konya province is divided into thirty-one districts three of which are actually included in the municipality of Konya city (shown in boldface letters).
The following districts are located in the Mediterranean Region: Ahırlı, Beyşehir, Bozkır, Derebucak, Hadim, Hüyük, Seydişehir, Taşkent, Yalıhüyük.
Caves
Caves in Konya Province are:[4]
- Balatini Cave, Beyşehir
- Büyü Düden Cave, Derebucak
- Körükini Cave, Beyşehir
- Tınaztepe Caves, Seydişehir
See also
Gallery
- Nalçacı Street
- Mevlana Square
- Dedeman Konya Hotel
- Alaaddin Hill
- Obruk Lake and Obruk Caravansary
- The traditional food, Etli ekmek
References
- "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Company opens Turkey’s ‘largest solar power plant’ in Central Anatolia
- Türkiye Nüfus Sayimlarinda Azinliklar. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- "Konya Mağaraları" (in Turkish). Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı - Yatırım ve İşletmeler Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017-01-26.