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Amasya Province Amasya ili
Province
Amasya houses
Location of the province within Turkey
Country	Turkey
Seat	Amasya
Government
• Governor	Yılmaz Doruk
Area	5,628 km (2,173 sq mi)
Population	338,267
• Density	60/km (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0358
Website	www.amasya.gov.tr

Amasya Province (Turkish: Amasya ili) is a province of Turkey, situated on the Yeşil River in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country. Its area is 5,628 km, and its population is 338,267 (2022).

The provincial capital is Amasya, the antique Amaseia mentioned in documents from the era of Alexander the Great and the birthplace of the geographer and historian Strabo. In Ottoman times Amasya was well known for its madrassas, especially as a centre for the Khalwati Sufi order. The district is also the birthplace of the Ottoman leader Kara Mustafa Pasha.

Demographics

Geography

Amasya, between the Black Sea and inner Anatolia, lies at the centre of a region of fertile plains crossed by the Yeşilırmak, Çekerek, and Tersakan rivers. Despite being near the Black Sea, Amasya has hot summers and moderately cold winters. Amasya is an agricultural province known as the best apple growing province in the country, and also producing tobacco, peaches, cherries and okra.

Districts

Amasya province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):

• Amasya
• Göynücek
• Gümüşhacıköy
• Hamamözü
• Merzifon
• Suluova
• Taşova

References

1. ^ "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. Genel Nüfus Sayımları
4. Turkstat
5. "The Results of Address Based Population Registration System, 2020". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
6. "Amasya". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-05-14.

External links

• (in English) Pictures of the city of Amasya
• (in English) Amasya Weather Forecast Information
• (in English) Amasya VR Photography

v t e Amasya Province of Turkey
Districts	Amasya Göynücek Gümüşhacıköy Hamamözü Merzifon Suluova Taşova
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