Bilecik Province
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Bilecik Province is a province of Turkey[1] located in the country’s northwestern region[2] on the continent of Asia[3]. Its capital is the city of Bilecik, and Turkish serves as the official language[3]. The province had a population of 212,000 as of 2021[4].
Covering an area of 4,300 square kilometers, Bilecik Province has an average elevation of 620 meters[5]. It is one of Turkey’s smaller administrative regions by both size and population.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Capital: Bilecik[6]
- Official language: Turkish[7]
- Shares border with: Bursa Province[8], Sakarya Province[9], Bolu Province[10], Eskişehir Province[11], Kütahya Province[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bilecik[13], Bozüyük[14], Gölpazarı[15], İnhisar[16], Osmaneli[17], Pazaryeri[18], Söğüt[19], Yenipazar[20], Osmaneli district[21], Söğüt district[22], Yenipazar district (Bilecik)[23], Pazaryeri district[24], Bozüyük district[25], Gölpazarı district[26]
- Postal code: 11000–11999[27]
- Part of: Bursa Subregion[28], Turkey[29]
- Commons category: Bilecik Province[30]
- Licence plate code: 11[31]
- Local dialing code: 228[32]
- Official website: http://www.Bilecik.bel.tr/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bilecik Province[34]
- Population: 223,448[35], 212,486[36]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Bilecik[37]
- Category for people born here: Q41076098[38]
- Category for people who died here: Q55908575[39]
- Number of households: 76,535[40]
- Female population: 101,692[41]
- Male population: 110,794[42]
- Native label: Bilecik ili[43]
- Category for people buried here: Q119509992[44]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bilecik Province[45]
- Name in kana: ビレジク[46]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 4307 km²[47] and 4179 km²[48]. Bilecik Province sits at an elevation of 620 m[49].
Climate and Environment
Bilecik Province's Köppen climate classification is recorded as hot-summer Mediterranean climate[50].
Why It Matters
Bilecik Province has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]