Isparta Province

Isparta Province
Isparta ili
Lake Eğirdir
Location of the province within Turkey
Location of the province within Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatIsparta
Government
 • GovernorAydın Baruş
Area
8,946 km2 (3,454 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
445,325
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0246
Websitewww.isparta.gov.tr

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]

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. 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.