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 |
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.
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).
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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
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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.
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