Isparta Province
province
Other nameIsparta ili
SeatIsparta
Leader nameAydın Baruş
Area total8946 km²
GovernorAydın Baruş
Population total449777
Population as of2024
Websitewww.isparta.gov.tr
Area code0246

Isparta Province () 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,[1] and its population is 445,325 (2022).[2] 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

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "ISPARTA GÜLÜ". Kültür Portalı. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  4. ^ Özalp, Ayşegül Parlayan (2015-11-30). "Göller Yöresi; Anadolu’nun Gözleri – Atlas" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.