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Niğde Province
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Niğde Province (Turkis: Niğde ili) is a sma rural province in the soothren pairt o Central Anatolie, Turkey. Population is 337.931 (2010 est) o which 100.418 live in the ceety o Niğde. The population wis 348,081 in 2000 an 305.861 in 1990. It covers an aurie o 7,312 km². Neebourin provinces are Kayseri, Adana, Mersin, Konya, Aksaray an Nevşehir.
Niğde Province Niğde ili | |
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![]() Location of Niğde Province in Turkey | |
Kintra | Turkey |
Region | Central Anatolie |
Govrenment | |
• Electoral destrict | Niğde |
Area | |
• Tot | 14.294 km2 (5.519 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Tot | 351,468 |
• Density | 25,000/km2 (64,000/sq mi) |
Area code(s) | 0388 |
Vehicle registration | 51 |
The province is surroondit on three sides bi ranges o the Taurus Muntains, includin Munt Hasan an the Melendiz muntains. Tae the wast lees the plain o Emen, which opens up intae the wide plain o Konya. The plain is covered wi nutritious volcanic soil an Niğde is a successfu agricultural region, pairticularly aiples an potatoes.
Surroondit bi muntains an at a fairly heich altitude the aurie haes a dry an chilly climate an is exposed tae snaws brocht bi cauld north winds in winter. Average rainfaw 0.9 mm, 78.5 mm in Aprile, practically zero in Julie an August. Therefore the hillsides are mair or less bare o vegetation, wi some forest at the heicher altitudes.
(see Niğde for mair information aboot the provincial caipital ceety).