Konya Province

Konya Province
Konya ili
Province of Turkey

Location of Konya Province in Turkey
Country Turkey
Region West Anatolia
Subregion Konya
Government
 • Electoral district Konya
Area
 • Total 38,257 km2 (14,771 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,013,845
 • Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Area code(s) 0332
Vehicle registration 42

Konya Province (Turkish: Konya ili) is a province of Turkey in central Anatolia. The provincial capital is the city of Konya. By area it is the largest province of Turkey. Its provincial capital is the city of Konya, the traffic code is 42.

Solar power plant Kızören in Konya in an area of 430 square meters will be able to produce 30,000 megawatts of electricity.[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 remaining 23.79% lives in the villages, sub-districts and districts.) Konya Province has 31 districts, three of which are central districts: Karatay, Meram and Selçuklu.

Government

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).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces
  2. ↑ Company opens Turkey’s ‘largest solar power plant’ in Central Anatolia
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Coordinates: 38°00′48″N 32°41′56″E / 38.01333°N 32.69889°E / 38.01333; 32.69889


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