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Ankara Province

Local name: Ankara ili

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 39°55′14″ N 32°51′15″ E

Ankara Province
Ankara · Jorge Franganillo from Barcelona, Spain · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
5,782,285
5.8M
Elevation
871 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
330
listed under Ankara Province
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
ESB Esenboğa International Airport26 km
KFS Kastamonu Airport174 km

About Ankara Province

Ankara Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 5,782,285.

From Wikipedia

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of over 5.3 million residents in its urban center, out of 6 million residents in Ankara Province. Ankara is Turkey's second-largest city by population after Istanbul. Ankara was historically known as Ancyra and Angora.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
25,632 km²
Official website
ankara.bel.tr

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Ankara Province

  • Miami· United States

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Ankara Province over time

Population of Ankara Province over time
2015 5,270,575
2018 5,503,985
2021 5,747,325
2023 5,803,482

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Ankara Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 1° · Rain 32 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Tarsus · 378 km southeast22°
  • Mersin · 379 km southeast22°
  • Alanya · 383 km south21°
Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
May (55 mm)
Driest month
August (10 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Ankara Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°17°22°26°30°30°26°19°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°5°9°13°16°15°11°6°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)463737455533141015293247

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Ankara Province

The nearest airport is Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), 26 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ankara, 1 km to the south.

Airports

  • Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) Ankara 26 kmnortheast
  • Kastamonu Airport (KFS) Kastamonu 174 kmnortheast
  • Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport (ONQ) Zonguldak 188 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Ankara Population: 3.5M 1 kmsouth
  • Çankaya Population: 792.2K 1 kmeast
  • Gölbaşı Population: 165.2K 15 kmsouth
  • Kirikkale Population: 187K 56 kmeast
  • Bolu Population: 184.7K 139 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Ankara Province

330 places
  1. 1 Ankara 3.5M
  2. 2 Keçiören 939.3K
  3. 3 Çankaya 914.5K
  4. 4 Yenimahalle 704.7K
  5. 5 Mamak İlçesi 568.4K
  6. 6 Sincan İlçesi 484.7K
  7. 7 Etimesgut İlçesi 469.6K
  8. 8 Altındağ 359.6K
  9. 9 Polatlı 128.4K
  10. 10 Pursaklar 123.9K
  11. 11 Gölbaşı 115.9K
  12. 12 Çubuk District 83.4K
  13. 13 Kahramankazan 45.9K
  14. 14 Elmadağ İlçesi 44.4K
  15. 15 Haymana İlçesi 42.6K
  16. 16 Şereflikoçhisar İlçesi 34.6K
  17. 17 Nallıhan İlçesi 29.8K
  18. 18 Akyurt İlçesi 28.3K
  19. 19 Kızılcahamam İlçesi 26.7K
  20. 20 Bala İlçesi 23.1K
  21. 21 Ayaş İlçesi 13K
  22. 22 Kalecik District 12.8K
  23. 23 Güdül İlçesi 8.9K
  24. 24 Çamlıdere İlçesi 7.2K
  25. 25 Beypazari 4.8K
  26. 26 Evren İlçesi 3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature11

Lakes, rivers & coasts18

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Ankara Province

Sources & licences

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