Konya Province (Turkish: Konya ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality in southwest Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its area is 40,838 km2, making it the largest province by area,[2] and its population is 2,296,347 (2022).[1] The provincial capital is the city of Konya. Its traffic code is 42.
Konya Province Konya ili | |
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 Mevlâna Museum in Konya | |
 Location of the province within Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Seat | Konya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Uğur İbrahim Altay (AKP) |
| • Vali | Vahdettin Özkan |
| Area | 40,838 km2 (15,768 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,296,347 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0332 |
| Website | www www |
The Kızılören solar power plant in Konya will be able to produce 22.5 megawatts of electricity over an area of 430,000 square meters.[3]
Geography
Lake Tuz (Turkish: Tuz Gölü,) is the second largest lake in Turkey. It supplies much of the country's salt needs. Lake Beyşehir is on the western side of Konya province in a national park. It is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey and is important for local tourism, attracting thousands of people to its two beaches and twenty-two islands each year.
Konya has several caves in its borders, such as Balatini Cave in Beyşehir, Büyü Düden Cave in Derebucak, Körükini Cave in Beyşehir and Tınaztepe Caves in Seydişehir.[5]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 504,384 | — |
| 1935 | 569,684 | +1.53% |
| 1940 | 620,936 | +1.74% |
| 1950 | 741,026 | +1.78% |
| 1960 | 982,422 | +2.86% |
| 1970 | 1,280,239 | +2.68% |
| 1980 | 1,562,139 | +2.01% |
| 1990 | 1,750,303 | +1.14% |
| 2000 | 2,192,166 | +2.28% |
| 2010 | 2,013,845 | −0.84% |
| 2020 | 2,250,020 | +1.12% |
| Source:Turkstat[6][7][8] | ||
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.)
Language census
Official first language results (1927-1965[9])
| Language | 1927 | 1935 | 1945 | 1950 | 1955 | 1960 | 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albanian | 0.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Other | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 0% | 0.1% |
Divisions
The province of Konya is divided into thirty-one districts three of which (Meram, Selçuklu and Karatay) form part of Konya city.
The following districts are located in the Mediterranean Region: Ahırlı, Beyşehir, Bozkır, Derebucak, Hadim, Hüyük, Seydişehir, Taşkent, Yalıhüyük.
Places of interest
Gallery
Lake Meyil sinkhole, Obruk Plateau
See also
References
External links
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