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Isparta Province Isparta ili | |
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 Location of the province within Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Seat | Isparta |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Aydın Baruş |
Area | 8,946 km2 (3,454 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 445,325 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0246 |
| Website | www |
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
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Isparta province is divided into 13 districts (capital district in bold):
- Aksu
- Atabey
- Eğirdir
- Gelendost
- Gönen
- Isparta
- Keçiborlu
- Şarkikaraağaç
- Senirkent
- Sütçüler
- Uluborlu
- Yalvaç
- Yenişarbademli
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]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
Notable people
[edit]Gallery
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Köprülü Canyon in Sütçüler district -
Ancient Roman inscriptions in Yalvaç -
Antioch, Pisidia in Yalvaç district -
Lake Eğirdir in Eğirdir district
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "ISPARTA GÜLÜ". Kültür Portalı. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ Özalp, Ayşegül Parlayan (2015-11-30). "Göller Yöresi; Anadolu'nun Gözleri – Atlas" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ a b Poisson, André; Orszag-Sperber, Fabienne; Kosun, Erdal; Bassetti, Maria-Angella; Müller, Carla; Wernli, Roland; Rouchy, Jean-Marie (May 2011). "The Late Cenozoic evolution of the Aksu basin (Isparta Angle; SW Turkey). New insights". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. 182 (2): 133–48. doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.182.2.133. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Şahin, Şakir; Abubakar, Ibrahim; Özçelik, Mehmet; Abdelwahed, Mohamed Farouk; Oksum, Erdinç (2019). "Neotectonic structures imaged by seismic velocity along the Isparta Angle". Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 12. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d Yilmaz, Hasan (2014). "Analysis in terms of apple producers of government supported crop insurance policies as a risk management tool in Turkey". Acta Scientiarium Polonorum, Hortorum Cultus. 13 (5): 3–12. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
External links
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- (in Turkish) Isparta governor's official website
- (in Turkish) Isparta municipality's official website
- (in English) Isparta weather forecast information
- (in Turkish) Isparta city guide
- (Turkish) Isparta info website
37°57′24″N 30°57′39″E / 37.95667°N 30.96083°E
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