Çankırı Province

Province of Turkey

Province in Turkey

Çankırı Province Çankırı ili
Province
Ilgaz Mountains
Location of the province within Turkey
Country	Turkey
Seat	Çankırı
Government
• Governor	Mustafa Fırat Taşolar
Area	7,542 km² (2,912 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[1]	195,766
• Density	26/km² (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0376
Website	www.cankiri.gov.tr

Çankırı Province (Turkish: Çankırı ili) is a province of Turkey, which lies close to the capital, Ankara. The provincial capital is Çankırı. Its area is 7,542 km²,^[2] and its population is 195,766 (2022).^[1]

Economy

The economy of Çankırı Province primarily runs on agriculture, with wheat, barley, beans, corn, vetch and potatoes being the most commonly cultivated and exported crops.^[3]

Geography and climate

Around 60% of Çankırı Province's territory is mountainous, with three sets of mountain ranges along the northern province borders.^[4] The southern part of the province is comparatively flat and bare, with a major plain located around the Kızılırmak district and smaller plains spread throughout the province.^[4]

Çankırı Province's climate is heavily seasonal. Summers are typically hot, and winters are cold and snowy.^[5]^[6]

18% of the land is forested, and 35% is cultivated. Wolves, foxes, squirrels and rabbits are among the most commonly spotted wild animals.^[6]

Districts

Çankırı province is divided into 12 districts (capital district in bold):

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Çankırı Tarım ürünleri neler? Çankırı'da hangi ürünler yetişir?". Gıda Hattı (in Turkish). 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^ ^a ^b "İklim ve Coğrafya | T.C. Çankırı Belediyesi Resmi İnternet Sitesi". cankiri.bel.tr. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^ "Çankırı İklimi, Aylık Hava Durumu, Ortalama Sıcaklığı (Türkiye) - Weather Spark". tr.weatherspark.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^ ^a ^b "ÇANKIRI - İklim ve Bitki Örtüsü". www.cografya.gen.tr. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Çankırı Province.

(in Turkish) Çankırı governor's official website
(in Turkish) Çankırı local news website

Çankırı Province of Turkey

Districts

List of provinces by region
Istanbul	Istanbul
West Marmara	Balıkesir Çanakkale Edirne Kırklareli Tekirdağ
Aegean	Afyonkarahisar Aydın Denizli İzmir Kütahya Manisa Muğla Uşak
East Marmara	Bilecik Bolu Bursa Düzce Eskişehir Kocaeli Sakarya Yalova
West Anatolia	Ankara Karaman Konya
Mediterranean	Adana Antalya Burdur Hatay Isparta Kahramanmaraş Mersin Osmaniye
Central Anatolia	Aksaray Kayseri Kırıkkale Kırşehir Nevşehir Niğde Sivas Yozgat
West Black Sea	Amasya Bartın Çankırı Çorum Karabük Kastamonu Samsun Sinop Tokat Zonguldak
East Black Sea	Artvin Giresun Gümüşhane Ordu Rize Trabzon
Northeast Anatolia	Ağrı Ardahan Bayburt Erzincan Erzurum Iğdır Kars
Central East Anatolia	Bingöl Bitlis Elazığ Hakkâri Malatya Muş Tunceli Van
Southeast Anatolia	Adıyaman Batman Diyarbakır Gaziantep Kilis Mardin Siirt Şanlıurfa Şırnak

Metropolitan municipalities are bolded.

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Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Aksaray Amasya Ankara Antalya Ardahan Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bartın Batman Bayburt Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Düzce Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkâri Hatay Iğdır Isparta İstanbul İzmir Kahramanmaraş Karabük Karaman Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kilis Kırıkkale Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Mardin Mersin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Osmaniye Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Şanlıurfa Şırnak Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Uşak Van Yalova Yozgat Zonguldak
Metropolitan municipalities are bolded.

Provinces of Turkey