Bursa Province
Province of Turkey
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Bursa Province (Turkish: Bursa ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality in Turkey along the Sea of Marmara coast in northwestern Anatolia. It borders Balıkesir to the west, Kütahya to the south, Bilecik and Sakarya to the east, Kocaeli to the northeast and Yalova to the north. Its area is 10,813 km2,[2] and its population is 3,194,720 (2022).[1] Its traffic code is 16.
Bursa Province
Bursa ili | |
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Pine trees seen from Uludağ Road | |
 Location of the province within Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Seat | Bursa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mustafa Bozbey (CHP) |
| • Vali | Mahmut Demirtaş |
Area | 10,813 km2 (4,175 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 3,194,720 |
| • Density | 295.45/km2 (765.22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0224 |
| Website | www www |
Almost all of Bursa Province (including the city of Bursa) is in the Marmara region, but the districts of Büyükorhan, Harmancık, Keles and Orhaneli are in the Aegean Region.
The city of Bursa was the capital of the Ottoman State between 1326 and 1365, until the Ottoman conquest of Edirne, then known as Adrianople. Adrianople was the capital until 1453, when Constantinople became the final Ottoman capital.
Geography
Bursa mostly experiences a Mediterranean climate (Csa and Csb). Inner parts of the province are higher in elevation and show continental characteristics (Dsb and Dsc). Uludağ is the highest mountain in the province with 2,543 meters of elevation.
Beaches
- Kumla beach
- Kurşunlu beach
- Orhangazi beach
- Mudanya beach
- Manastir beach
- Kapakli beach
