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Amasya Province Amasya ili
Province of Turkey
Location of Amasya Province in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Region	West Black Sea
Subregion	Samsun
Government
• Electoral district	Amasya
• Governor	Mustafa Masatlı
Area
• Total	5,520 km (2,130 sq mi)
Population
• Total	335,494
• Density	61/km (160/sq mi)
Area code	0358
Vehicle registration	05

Amasya Province (Template:Lang-tr) is a province of Turkey, situated on the Yeşil River in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country.

The provincial capital is Amasya, the antique Amaseia mentioned in documents from the era of Alexander the Great and the birthplace of the geographer and historian Strabo. In Ottoman times Amasya was well known for its madrassas, especially as a centre for the Khalwati Sufi order. The district is also home to the Ottoman Turkish leader Kara Mustafa Pasha.

Geography

Amasya, between the Black Sea and inner Anatolia, lies at the centre of a region of fertile plains crossed by the Yeşilırmak, Çekerek, and Tersakan rivers. Despite being near the Black Sea, Amasya has hot summers and moderately cold winters. Amasya is an agricultural province known as the best apple growing province in the country, and also producing tobacco, peaches, cherries and okra.

Districts

Amasya province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):

• Amasya
• Göynücek
• Gümüşhacıköy
• Hamamözü
• Merzifon
• Suluova
• Taşova

References

1. "The Results of Address Based Population Registration System, 2020". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
2. "Amasya". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-05-14.

External links

• (in English) Pictures of the city of Amasya
• (in English) Amasya Weather Forecast Information
• (in English) Amasya VR Photography

v t e Amasya Province of Turkey
Districts	Amasya Göynücek Gümüşhacıköy Hamamözü Merzifon Suluova Taşova
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