Osmaniye Province (Turkish: Osmaniye ili) is a province in south-central Turkey. It was named Cebel-i Bereket (lit.'Fertile Mountain') in the early republic until 1933, when it was incorporated into Adana Province. It was made a province again in 1996.[2][3] Its area is 3,320 km2,[4] and its population is 559,405 (2022).[1] The province is situated in Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region. The capital of the province is Osmaniye. Other major towns include Kadirli and Düziçi.

Osmaniye Province
Osmaniye ili
Castle of Amouda
Location of the province within Turkey
Location of the province within Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatOsmaniye
Government
 • GovernorErdinç Yılmaz
Area
3,320 km2 (1,280 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
559,405
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0328
Websitewww.osmaniye.gov.tr

Geography

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Köppen map of Osmaniye Province and surrounding regions:[5]
  •   Csa
  •   Csb
  •   Dsa
  •   Dsb

Osmaniye Province is mainly under hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) according to Köppen climate classification system.

Districts

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Osmaniye districts

Osmaniye province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):[6]

Historical sites and ruins

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Notable people

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Festivals

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See also

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Çukurova

References

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  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Kanun No. 4200, Resmî Gazete, 28 October 1996.
  3. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 69. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution". Nature Scientific Data. DOI:10.1038/sdata.2018.214.
  6. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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