- Population
- 220,799
- 220.8K
- Elevation
- 576 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Places inside
- 92
- listed under Sinop Province
- Airports
- NOP Sinop Airport32 km
- KFS Kastamonu Airport103 km
About Sinop Province
Sinop Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 220,799.
Sinop Province (Turkish: Sinop ili) is a province of Turkey, along the Black Sea. It is located between 41 and 42 degrees North latitude and between 34 and 35 degrees East longitude. Its area is 5,717 km2, equivalent to 0.73% of Turkey's total area, and its population is 220,799 (2022). The borders total 475 km and consists of 300 km of land and 175 km seaside borders. Its adjacent provinces are Kastamonu on the west, Çorum on the south, and Samsun on the southeast.
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Places bordering Sinop Province
Population of Sinop Province over time
| 2018 | 219,733 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 205,318 | |
| 2023 | 229,716 | |
| 2025 | 225,848 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Sinop Province
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 65 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (79 mm)
- Driest month
- July (36 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 12° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 66 | 50 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 55 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 67 | 65 | 79 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Sinop Province
The nearest airport is Sinop Airport (NOP), 32 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kastamonu, 101 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Sinop Airport (NOP) Sinop 32 kmnortheast
- Kastamonu Airport (KFS) Kastamonu 103 kmsouthwest
- Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH) Amasya 118 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Kastamonu Population: 125.6K 101 kmsouthwest
- Samsun Population: 394K 134 kmsoutheast
- Çorum Population: 269.6K 136 kmsouth
- Amasya Population: 114.9K 148 kmsoutheast
- Turhal Population: 110.9K 184 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Sinop Province
92 places- 1 Sinop 58K
- 2 Boyabat İlçesi 43.8K
- 3 Ayancık 22.6K
- 4 Gerze İlçesi 21.9K
- 5 Durağan İlçesi 20.6K
- 6 Türkeli İlçesi 14.4K
- 7 Erfelek İlçesi 11.5K
- 8 Dikmen İlçesi 6.1K
- 9 Saraydüzü İlçesi 5.6K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages14
- Ayancık Bucağı · Municipality
- Boyabat Bucağı · Municipality
- Çerçiler Bucağı · Municipality
- Dikmen Bucağı · Municipality
- Doğankent · Village
- Durağan Bucağı · Municipality
- Erfelek Bucağı · Municipality
- Gerze Bucağı · Municipality
- Gümüşova · Village
- Gümüş Yayla · Village
- Güzelkent Bucağı · Municipality
- Kabalı Bucağı · Municipality
- Karaağaç · Village
- Kerpiçli · Village
Mountains & nature6
- Boztepe Peninsula · Natural site
- Çakıroğlu Burnu · Natural site
- Çayağzı · Natural site
- Evliya Tepesi · Mountain
- Kara Pınar · Natural site
- Kazıklı Çeşmesi · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts31
- Akçay · River
- Akveren Çayı · River
- Altınkaya Barajı · Lake
- Asarcık Çayı · River
- Asarcık Çayı · River
- Ayancık Çayı · River
- Ayancık Çayı · River
- Bahadır Deresi · River
- Bezirgan Deresi · River
- Boyalı Deresi · River
- Büyük Çay · River
- Camurlu Dere · River
- Çanakçı Deresi · River
- Çukur Çay · River
- Deresökü Çayı · River
- Doluseki Çayı · River
- Emir Deresi · River
- Eslek Deresi · River
- Gazi Deresi · River
- Gökçukur Deresi · River
- Gök Irmak · River
- Göllü Çayı · River
- Heladı Çayı · River
- Kabala Çayı · River
- Kanlı Çay · River
- Karapınar Deresi · River
- Karasu · River
- Karlık Çay · River
- Keten Çayı · River
- Kırkgeçit Çayı · River
- Kızıl Dere · River
Largest cities and towns
Nature and heritage in Sinop Province
Other regions in Turkey
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Kastamonu Province Region, Turkey105 km W -
Hanönü İlçesi District, Kastamonu Province36 km SW
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Taşköprü İlçesi District, Kastamonu Province62 km SW
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Alaçam İlçesi District, Samsun Province64 km E
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Yakakent İlçesi District, Samsun Province57 km E
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Çatalzeytin İlçesi District, Kastamonu Province58 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources