Bursa Province

Bursa Province
Bursa ili
Province of Turkey

Location of Bursa Province in Turkey
Country Turkey
Region East Marmara
Subregion Bursa
Government
 • Electoral district Bursa
Area
 • Total 11,043 km2 (4,264 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,605,495
 • Density 240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Area code(s) 0224
Vehicle registration 16

Bursa Province (Turkish: Bursa ili) is a province in Turkey, along the Sea of Marmara coast in northwestern Anatolia. Its adjacent provinces are Balıkesir to the west, Kütahya to the south, Bilecik and Sakarya to the east, Kocaeli to the northeast and Yalova to the north. The province has an area of 11,043 km2 and a population of 2,842,547 (2015). Its population was 2,125,140 according to the 2000 census. In 1990 it had a population of 1,603,137. The traffic code is 16.

The vast majority of the Bursa Province districts (and the city of Bursa) are located within the Marmara Region; but the districts of Büyükorhan, Harmancık, Keles and Orhaneli are located within the Aegean Region.

The city of Bursa was the capital of the Ottoman State between 1326 and 1365, until the Ottoman conquest of Edirne (Adrianople) which became the new Ottoman capital between 1365 and 1453 (the year when Istanbul (Constantinople) became the final Ottoman capital until 1923.)

Districts

See also

References

  1. ↑ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces
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Coordinates: 40°09′00″N 29°01′15″E / 40.15000°N 29.02083°E / 40.15000; 29.02083

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