| Other name | Konya ili |
|---|---|
| Seat | Konya |
| Leader name 1 | Duru Kumsal Kuyumcu |
| Area total | 40838 km² |
| Population total | Zeynep V. |
| Population as of | 2022 |
| Website | www.konya.bel.tr www.konya.gov.tr |
| Area code | 0332 |
Konya Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality in southwest Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its area is 40,838 km2, making it the largest province by area,[1] and its population is 2,296,347 (2022).[2] The provincial capital is the city of Konya. Its traffic code is 42.
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.[4]
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 remainder live in the villages, sub-districts and districts.)
Language census
Official first language results (1927-1965[5])
| Language | 1927 | 1935 | 1945 | 1950 | 1955 | 1960 | 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish | 94.81% | 95.33% | 96.06% | 95.66% | 96.59% | 98.68% | 97.35% |
| Kurdish | 4.24% | 3.97% | 3.8% | 2.59% | 2.91% | 1.1% | 2.48% |
| Circassian | 0.35% | 0.26% | 0.12% | 0.2% | 0.15% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Tatar | 0.24% | 0.32% | |||||
| Albanian | 0.15% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Other | 0.21% | 0.08% | 0.02% | 1.54% | 0.35% | 0% | 0.07% |
Divisions
The province of Konya is divided into thirty-one districts three of which (Meram, Selçuklu and Karatay) form part of Konya city.
- Ahırlı
- Akören
- Akşehir
- Altınekin
- Beyşehir
- Bozkır
- Çeltik
- Cihanbeyli
- Çumra
- Derbent
- Derebucak
- Doğanhisar
- Emirgazi
- Ereğli
- Güneysınır
- Hadim
- Halkapınar
- Hüyük
- Ilgın
- Kadınhanı
- Karapınar
- Karatay
- Kulu
- Meram
- Sarayönü
- Selçuklu
- Seydişehir
- Taşkent
- Tuzlukçu
- Yalıhüyük
- Yunak
The following districts are located in the Mediterranean Region: Ahırlı, Beyşehir, Bozkır, Derebucak, Hadim, Hüyük, Seydişehir, Taşkent, Yalıhüyük.
Places of interest
- Akşehir Museum
- Çatalhöyük
- Derebucak Çamlık Caves National Park
- Ince Minaret Madrasa
- Karatay Madrasa
- Konya Archaeological Museum
- Konya Ereğli Museum
- Konya Ethnography Museum
- Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden
- Mevlâna Museum
- Sahib Ata Complex
- Sırçalı Medrese
- Sahip Ata Museum
- TÜYAP Konya International Fair Center
See also
References
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Company opens Turkey’s ‘largest solar power plant’ in Central Anatolia
- ^ "Konya Mağaraları" (in Turkish). Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı - Yatırım ve İşletmeler Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ Türkiye Nüfus Sayimlarinda Azinliklar. August 2000. Retrieved 16 December 2018.