Konya Province ( tr, ), in southwest Central

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. The provincial

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Konya Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it D ...

. Its traffic code is 42. The Kızılören solar power plant in Konya will be able to produce 22.5 megawatts of electricity over an area of 430,000 square meters.

Demographics

In 2011 the Konya Metropolitan Municipality had a population close to 1.1 million, out of the 2 million in the Konya Province (76.2% of the population in Konya Province lives in the city, while the remainder live in the villages, sub-districts and districts.)

Language census

Official first language results (1927-1965)

Divisions

The province of Konya is divided into thirty-one

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three of which (

Meram Meram is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Meram is one of the central districts of Konya along with the districts of Karatay and Selçuklu. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 267 ...

, Selçuklu and Karatay) form part of Konya city. Konya location districts

The following districts are located in the Mediterranean Region: Ahırlı,

Beyşehir Beyşehir () is a large town and district of Konya Province in the Akdeniz region of Turkey. The town is located on the southeastern shore of Lake Beyşehir and is marked to the west and the southwest by the steep lines and forests of the Ta ...

Bozkır Bozkır is a town and district of Konya Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. According to 2008 census, population of the district is 31,601 of which 7,212 live in the town of Bozkır. The town occupied a central position in ancie ...

Derebucak Derebucak is a town and district of Konya Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 19,053 of which 5,072 live in the town of Derebucak. Derebucak Çamlık Caves are a group of 13 cave ...

, Hadim,

Hüyük Hüyük, also Höyük ( tr, höyük, "tumulus, burial mound"), is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 52,110 of which 8,472 live in the town of ...

Seydişehir Seydişehir is a town and district of Konya Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. According to a 2000 census, the population of the district is 85,456 of which 48,372 live in the town of Seydişehir. History Seydişehir has an extensive ...

, Taşkent,

Yalıhüyük Yalıhüyük is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, t ...

Lakes

Lake Tuz (Turkish: ''Tuz Gölü'',) is the second largest lake in Turkey. It supplies much of the country's salt needs. Beysehir Lake is on the western side of Konya province in a national park. It is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey and is important for local tourism, attracting thousands of people to its two beaches and twenty-two islands each year.

Caves

The following caves are in the province of Konya: * Balatini Cave,

Büyü Düden Cave ''Büyü'' (''The Spell'') is a 2004 Turkish horror film directed by Orhan Oğuz. Though the film was a surprise box office success, it received very poor reviews. Plot A group of archeologists go into a ghost village that is cursed by its p ...

* Körükini Cave, Beyşehir * Tınaztepe Caves,

References

External links

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