Bursa Province
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| Region: | Marmara Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 11,043 (km²) |
| Total Population | 2,413,971 TUIK 2006 (est) |
| Population density | 218.6 (pop/km²) |
| Licence plate code: | 16 |
| Area code: | 0224 |
| Governor Website | http://www.bursa.gov.tr |
| Weather forecast | turkeyforecast.com/weather/bursa |
Bursa is a province in western Turkey, along the Sea of Marmara. Its adjacent provinces are Balıkesir to the west, Kütahya to the south, Bilecik and Sakarya to the east, Kocaeli to the northeast and Yalova to the north. The province has an area of 11,043 km² and a population of 2,413,971 (2006 est). It was 2,125,140 according to the 2000 census. In 1990 it had a population of 1,603,137. The traffic code is 16. The city of Bursa was the capital of the Ottoman State until the conquest of Edirne.
[edit] Districts
Bursa province is divided into 17 districts (capital district in bold):
- Büyükorhan
- Gemlik
- Gürsu
- Harmancık
- İnegöl
- İznik
- Karacabey
- Keles
- Kestel
- Mudanya
- Mustafakemalpaşa
- Nilüfer
- Orhaneli
- Orhangazi
- Osmangazi
- Yenişehir
- Yıldırım
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (English) Pictures of the capital of this province
- (English) Bursa Weather Forecast Information
- (Turkish) Gokoz Village, Bursa
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| Urban districts | Bursa - (Gürsu - Nilüfer - Osmangazi - Yıldırım) |   |
| Rural districts | Büyükorhan - Gemlik - Harmancık - İnegöl - İznik - Karacabey - Keles - Kestel - Mudanya - Mustafakemalpaşa - Orhaneli - Orhangazi - Yenişehir | |
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| Black Sea | ||
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| Eastern Anatolia | ||
| Marmara | ||
| Mediterranean | ||
| Southeastern Anatolia | ||
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