This article is about the province of Turkey. For the capital city of Turkey, see
Ankara
.
Province of Turkey
Province and metropolitan municipality in Turkey
Ankara Province
(
Turkish
:
Ankara ili
,
pronounced
[?aŋka?a
i?li]
) is a
province
and
metropolitan municipality
of
Turkey
with the capital city
Ankara
. Its area is 25,632 km
2
,
[2]
and its population is 5,782,285 (2022).
[1]
Demographics
[
edit
]
Historical population
Year
| Pop.
| ±% p.a.
|
---|
1927
| 404,720
| ?
|
---|
1940
| 602,965
| +3.11%
|
---|
1950
| 819,693
| +3.12%
|
---|
1960
| 1,321,380
| +4.89%
|
---|
1970
| 2,041,658
| +4.45%
|
---|
1980
| 2,854,689
| +3.41%
|
---|
1990
| 3,236,626
| +1.26%
|
---|
2000
| 4,007,860
| +2.16%
|
---|
2010
| 4,771,716
| +1.76%
|
---|
2020
| 5,663,322
| +1.73%
|
---|
2022
| 5,782,285
| +1.04%
|
---|
source:
[3]
[4]
[5]
[1]
|
History
[
edit
]
The site of the modern city has been home to settlements by many historic Anatolian civilizations in antiquity and classical times, including
Phrygians
,
Lydians
,
Persians
and
Alexander the Great
,
Romans
, and
Galatians
. The city of
Ankara
became a fortified stronghold of the
Byzantines
; it fell to the
Seljuk Turks
and later the
Ottoman Empire
. It was finally chosen by
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
and the
Turkish National Movement
as the site of the
provisional government
and the
Turkish parliament
in 1920, and in 1923 as the capital city of the newly established
Republic of Turkey
.
Districts
[
edit
]
Ankara has 25 districts.
[1]
Number Plates
(?lce Kayıt)
|
District
|
Population
(31.12.2022)
|
Area (km²)
|
Density
(per km²)
|
1872
|
Akyurt
|
40,625
|
369
|
110
|
1130
|
Altında?
|
413,994
|
123
|
3,365
|
1157
|
Aya?
|
12,998
|
1041
|
12
|
1167
|
Bala
|
20,521
|
1,851
|
11
|
1187
|
Beypazarı
|
48,357
|
1,697
|
28
|
1227
|
Camlıdere
|
8,100
|
782
|
10
|
1231
|
Cankaya
|
942,553
|
483
|
1,951
|
1260
|
Cubuk
|
95,449
|
1,198
|
80
|
1302
|
Elmada?
|
44,379
|
647
|
69
|
1922
|
Etimesgut
|
614,891
|
273
|
2,252
|
1924
|
Evren
|
2,952
|
222
|
13
|
1744
|
Golba?ı
|
150,047
|
1,364
|
110
|
1365
|
Gudul
|
8,079
|
540
|
15
|
1387
|
Haymana
|
26,016
|
2,164
|
12
|
1815
|
Kahramankazan
|
59,123
|
547
|
108
|
1427
|
Kalecik
|
12,794
|
1,110
|
12
|
1745
|
Kecioren
|
939,279
|
159
|
5,907
|
1473
|
Kızılcahamam
|
26,872
|
1,623
|
17
|
1746
|
Mamak
|
687,535
|
321
|
2,142
|
1539
|
Nallıhan
|
26,553
|
2,079
|
13
|
1578
|
Polatlı
|
128,378
|
3,618
|
35
|
2034
|
Pursaklar
|
162,389
|
169
|
961
|
1747
|
Sincan
|
572,609
|
880
|
651
|
1658
|
?ereflikochisar
|
33,140
|
2,155
|
15
|
1723
|
Yenimahalle
|
704,652
|
219
|
3,218
|
ANKARA City (9 districts / urban)
[6]
Altında?, Cankaya, Etimesgut, Golba?ı, Kecioren, Mamak, Pursaklar, Sincan, Yenimahalle
|
5,187,949
[1]
|
3,991
[2]
|
1,300
|
TOTAL
|
5,782,285
[1]
|
25,632
[2]
|
226
|
District
|
1965
[7]
|
1970
[8]
|
1975
[9]
|
1980
[10]
|
1985
[11]
|
1990
[12]
|
1997
[13]
|
2007
[14]
|
2012
[14]
|
2017
[14]
|
2022
[14]
|
City center
[a]
|
130,520
|
114,419
|
94,964
|
77,168
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
Akyurt
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
12,535
|
16,229
|
23,354
|
27,201
|
32,863
|
40,625
|
Altında?
|
229,228
|
348,254
|
526,072
|
624,313
|
406,948
|
422,668
|
394,632
|
370,735
|
363,744
|
371,366
|
413,994
|
Aya?
|
16,936
|
17,581
|
18,325
|
17,202
|
21,762
|
20,806
|
18,352
|
13,159
|
13,087
|
12,289
|
12,998
|
Bala
|
41,415
|
42,206
|
44,735
|
45,158
|
46,940
|
37,612
|
35,295
|
23,505
|
17,397
|
21,682
|
20,521
|
Beypazarı
|
34,297
|
36,435
|
37,140
|
38,568
|
42,008
|
45,977
|
46,903
|
46,884
|
46,738
|
48,476
|
48,357
|
Camlıdere
|
19,596
|
18,982
|
19,444
|
18,521
|
18,341
|
19,365
|
20,992
|
9,329
|
6,739
|
7,389
|
8,100
|
Cankaya
|
496,953
|
683,210
|
927,809
|
968,668
|
667,351
|
714,330
|
765,354
|
792,189
|
832,075
|
921,999
|
942,553
|
Cubuk
|
47,601
|
49,539
|
53,114
|
54,616
|
57,716
|
51,964
|
63,700
|
83,826
|
82,614
|
90,063
|
95,449
|
Elmada?
|
20,526
|
23,852
|
25,893
|
30,354
|
32,967
|
38,032
|
38,682
|
48,013
|
43,856
|
45,513
|
44,379
|
Etimesgut
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
70,800
|
127,395
|
289,601
|
425,947
|
566,500
|
614,891
|
Evren
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
6,928
|
6,506
|
4,027
|
3,011
|
2,753
|
2,952
|
Golba?ı
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
31,671
|
43,522
|
49,526
|
73,670
|
110,643
|
130,363
|
150,047
|
Gudul
|
18,314
|
18,153
|
18,919
|
15,688
|
19,460
|
18,698
|
22,473
|
10,676
|
8,656
|
8,050
|
8,079
|
Haymana
|
48,908
|
51,256
|
53,275
|
56,171
|
60,823
|
55,527
|
49,730
|
39,310
|
31,058
|
27,277
|
26,016
|
Kalecik
|
28,665
|
29,784
|
27,871
|
28,446
|
27,349
|
25,043
|
25,870
|
17,007
|
13,648
|
12,897
|
12,794
|
Kahramankazan
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
21,837
|
26,076
|
36,147
|
43,308
|
52,079
|
59,123
|
Kecioren
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
443,390
|
536,168
|
615,448
|
843,535
|
840,809
|
917,759
|
939,279
|
Kızılcahamam
|
42,649
|
36,645
|
36,686
|
35,513
|
32,162
|
34,456
|
37,906
|
25,288
|
24,635
|
24,947
|
26,872
|
Mamak
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
379,460
|
410,359
|
405,066
|
503,663
|
559,597
|
637,935
|
687,535
|
Nallıhan
|
31,141
|
32,713
|
32,769
|
34,389
|
35,718
|
36,779
|
39,952
|
31,768
|
30,299
|
28,621
|
26,553
|
Polatlı
|
63,895
|
74,366
|
75,332
|
86,865
|
95,401
|
99,965
|
104,203
|
118,454
|
119,349
|
124,464
|
128,378
|
Pursaklar
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
119,593
|
142,317
|
162,389
|
?ereflikochisar
|
69,201
|
75,675
|
82,207
|
79,330
|
87,893
|
60,701
|
55,443
|
34,808
|
35,042
|
33,599
|
33,140
|
Sincan
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
59,451
|
101,118
|
220,415
|
413,030
|
479,454
|
524,222
|
572,609
|
Yenimahalle
|
122,166
|
175,528
|
246,154
|
330,908
|
382,205
|
351,436
|
507,242
|
614,778
|
687,042
|
659,603
|
704,652
|
Total
|
1,644,302
|
2,041,658
|
2,585,293
|
2,854,689
|
3,306,327
|
3,236,626
|
3,693,390
|
4,466,756
|
4,965,542
|
5,445,026
|
5,782,285
|
^a
The population of the city center was not included after 1980, due to the fact that Ankara received the metropolitan status.
Geography
[
edit
]
Koppen map of Ankara Province and surrounding regions:
[15]
Ankara is mostly in the
Central Anatolia region
, and partly in the
Black Sea
region. Ankara has mountain forests to its north, and the dry plain of
Konya
to its south. The province is irrigated by the
Kızılırmak
and
Sakarya River
systems, the Sarıyar reservoir and many natural lakes and pools. 50% of the land is used for agriculture, 28% is forest and another 10% is meadow and grazing land.
Lake Tuz
, the second largest lake in Turkey, partly lies in the ?ereflikochisar district of the province. The highest point of the province is the 2,015 meters tall I?ık Mountain in the Kızılcahamam district.
Climate
[
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]
The climate is hot and dry in summer, rainy in spring and autumn, cold and snowy in winter, wetter in the north of the province than the drier plains to the south. The annual precipitation in the city of Ankara located the center of the province is 415 mm (16.3 in),
[16]
the annual precipitation of
Kızılcahamam
located in the north of the province is 592 mm (1.942 ft), and the annual precipitation of
?ereflikochisar
located in the southeast of the province is 357 mm (14.1 in).
[17]
[18]
Places of interest
[
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]
See also
[
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]
References
[
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]
External links
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Districts
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|
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International
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National
| |
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Geographic
| |
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39°36′N
32°30′E
/
39.600°N 32.500°E
/
39.600; 32.500