Bursa Province
province in northwestern Turkey
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Summary
Bursa Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It draws 747 Wikipedia views per month (province of turkey category, ranking #25 of 81).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Marmara[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Capital: Bursa[7]
- Official language: Turkish[8]
- Shares border with: Kocaeli Province[9], Balıkesir Province[10], Yalova Province[11], Kütahya Province[12], Bilecik Province[13], Sakarya Province[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bursa[15], Büyükorhan district[16], Gemlik[17], Gürsu district[18], Harmancık[19], İnegöl[20], İznik[21], Karacabey[22], Keles district[23], Kestel district[24], Mudanya district[25], Mustafakemalpaşa district[26], Nilüfer district[27], Orhaneli district[28]
- Postal code: 16000–16999[29]
- Part of: Bursa Subregion[30]
- Commons category: Bursa Province[31]
- Licence plate code: 16[32]
- Local dialing code: 224[33]
- Highest point: Uludağ[34]
- Official website: http://www.bursa.gov.tr/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bursa Province[36]
- Population: 2,994,521[37], 2,550,645[38], 2,894,954[39]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Bursa[40]
- Present in work: Civilization V[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bursa Province[42]
- Category for people who died here: Q31551770[43]
- Number of households: 1,023,044[44]
- Female population: 1,451,436[45]
- Male population: 1,443,518[46]
- Native label: Bursa ili[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 11,087 km²[48] and 10,813 km²[49]. Bursa Province sits at an elevation of 155 m[50].
Why It Matters
Bursa Province has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]