Type: | province |
Other Name: | Isparta ili |
Seat: | Isparta |
Leader Name: | Aydın Baruş |
Area Total Km2: | 8946 |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Population Total: | 445325 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Area Code: | 0246 |
Isparta Province (tr|{{italics correction|Isparta ili) is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest, Burdur to the southwest, Antalya to the south, and Konya to the east. Its area is 8,946 km2,[1] and its population is 445,325 (2022).[2] The provincial capital is Isparta.
The province is well known for producing apples, sour cherries, grapes, roses and rose products,[3] and carpets. The best fertile lands are in Uluborlu. The province is situated in the Göller Bölgesi (Lakes Area) of Turkey's Mediterranean Region and has many freshwater lakes.[4]
Isparta province is divided into 13 districts (capital district in bold):
Isparta lies in the northernmost part of the Pamphylian basin, wedged between the continental Bey Dağları and Anatolian blocks.[5] This area is known as the Isparta Angle.[5] The Isparta Angle is a result of the Anatolian Plate's rotation from the early Paleocene to the early Pliocene, and is a very seismically active area as a result.[6]
As of 2012, there are 178,162 hectares of agricultural land in Isparta province, of which 28.8% (37,184 ha) is used for fruit growing.[7]
Isparta province accounts for 23.4% of all apple production in Turkey as of 2012.[7] The majority of the province's apple production is done in three districts: Eğirdir, Gelendost, and Senirkent.[7] Together, these three districts account for 73.2% of the province's apple production.[7]