Isparta Province

Isparta Province

Isparta ili
Isparta Province Isparta ili
Province
	Lake Eğirdir
	Location of the province within Turkey
Country	Turkey
Seat	Isparta
Government
• Governor	Aydın Baruş
Area	8,946 km2 (3,454 sq mi)
Population (2022)	445,325
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0246
Website	www.isparta.gov.tr

Isparta Province (Turkish: Isparta ili) is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest, Burdur to the southwest, Antalya to the south, and Konya to the east. Its area is 8,946 km²,^[2] and its population is 445,325 (2022).^[1] The provincial capital is Isparta.

The province is well known for producing apples, sour cherries, grapes, roses and rose products,^[3] and carpets. The best fertile lands are in Uluborlu. The province is situated in the Göller Bölgesi (Lakes Area) of Turkey's Mediterranean Region and has many freshwater lakes.^[4]

Districts

Isparta province is divided into 13 districts (capital district in bold):

Geography

Isparta lies in the northernmost part of the Pamphylian basin, wedged between the continental Bey Dağları and Anatolian blocks.^[5]^: 134 This area is known as the Isparta Angle.^[5]^: 134 The Isparta Angle is a result of the Anatolian Plate's rotation from the early Paleocene to the early Pliocene, and is a very seismically active area as a result.^[6]

Economy

As of 2012, there are 178,162 hectares of agricultural land in Isparta province, of which 28.8% (37,184 ha) is used for fruit growing.^[7]^: 5

Isparta province accounts for 23.4% of all apple production in Turkey as of 2012.^[7]^: 5 The majority of the province's apple production is done in three districts: Eğirdir, Gelendost, and Senirkent.^[7]^: 5 Together, these three districts account for 73.2% of the province's apple production.^[7]^: 5