Bilecik Province

province in northwestern Turkey
AdministrativeArea province_of_turkey Q46763
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.

Bilecik Province

Summary

Bilecik Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_turkey category, ranking #41 of 81).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bilecik Province is located in Turkey[3].
  • Bilecik Province is in the country of Turkey[4].
  • Bilecik Province's image is recorded as Bilecik (tr).svg[5].
  • Bilecik Province's continent is recorded as Asia[6].
  • Bilecik Province's instance of is recorded as province of Turkey[7].
  • Bilecik Province's capital is recorded as Bilecik[8].
  • Bilecik Province's official language is recorded as Turkish[9].
  • Bilecik Province's shares border with is recorded as Bursa Province[10].
  • Bilecik Province's shares border with is recorded as Sakarya Province[11].
  • Bilecik Province's shares border with is recorded as Bolu Province[12].
  • Bilecik Province's shares border with is recorded as Eskişehir Province[13].
  • Bilecik Province's shares border with is recorded as Kütahya Province[14].
  • Bilecik Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bilecik[15].
  • Bilecik Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bozüyük[16].
  • Bilecik Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gölpazarı[17].
  • Bilecik Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as İnhisar[18].
  • Bilecik Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Osmaneli[19].
  • Bilecik Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pazaryeri[20].
  • Bilecik Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Söğüt[21].
  • Bilecik Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yenipazar[22].
  • Bilecik Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Osmaneli district[23].
  • Bilecik Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Söğüt district[24].
  • Bilecik Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yenipazar district (Bilecik)[25].
  • Bilecik Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pazaryeri district[26].
  • Bilecik Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bozüyük district[27].

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Geography

Bilecik Province is in the country of Turkey[4]. It is located in Turkey[3]. Its continent is recorded as Asia[6]. Part of include Bursa Subregion[28], a statistical territorial entity[29], in Turkey[30] and Turkey[31], a sovereign state[32], in Turkey[33], founded in 1923[34].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4307'}[35] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4179'}[36]. Bilecik Province's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+620'}[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+223448'}[38] and {'amount': '+212486'}[39].

Climate and Environment

Bilecik Province's Köppen climate classification is recorded as hot-summer Mediterranean climate[40].

Designation and Status

Bilecik Province's instance of is recorded as province of Turkey[7].

Why It Matters

Bilecik Province draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_turkey category, ranking #41 of 81).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

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  29. [39] . Turkish Statistical Institute. data.tuik.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [40] . mgm.gov.tr. mgm.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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