Kayseri Province
province in central Turkey
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Kayseri Province is a province of Turkey[1], located in Turkey[2] on the continent of Asia[3]. Its official language is Turkish[3]. As of 2021, the province had a population of 1.3 million[4]. It covers an area of 17,000 square kilometers and has an elevation of 1,100 meters[5].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kızılırmak River[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Capital: Kayseri[7]
- Official language: Turkish[8]
- Shares border with: Sivas Province[9], Nevşehir Province[10], Adana Province[11], Kahramanmaraş Province[12], Yozgat Province[13], Niğde Province[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Akkışla district[15], Bünyan[16], Develi[17], Felahiye district[18], Hacılar district[19], İncesu district[20], Kayseri[21], Kocasinan[22], Melikgazi district[23], Özvatan district[24], Pınarbaşı district (Kayseri)[25], Sarıoğlan[26], Sarız district[27], Talas[28]
- Postal code: 38000–38999[29]
- Part of: Central Anatolia Region[30], Kayseri Subregion[31]
- Commons category: Kayseri Province[32]
- Licence plate code: 38[33]
- Local dialing code: 352[34]
- Official website: http://www.kayseri.gov.tr/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kayseri Province[36]
- Population: 1,255,349[37], 1,389,680[38], 1,313,852[39]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Kayseri Province[40]
- Present in work: Civilization V[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kayseri Province[42]
- Category for people who died here: Q125218248[43]
- Number of households: 447,954[44]
- Female population: 656,547[45]
- Male population: 657,305[46]
- Native label: Kayseri ili[47]
- Category for people buried here: Q32727132[48]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 16,917 km²[49] and 16,970 km²[50]. Kayseri Province sits at an elevation of 1054 m[51].
Why It Matters
Kayseri Province has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]