Çanakkale Province

Çanakkale Province (Turkis: Çanakkale ili) is a province o Turkey, locatit in the northwastren pairt o the kintra. It takes its name frae the toun o Çanakkale.

Canakkale Province

Çanakkale ili
Location of Canakkale Province in Turkey
Location of Canakkale Province in Turkey
KintraTurkey
RegionMarmara
Govrenment
 • Electoral destrictCanakkale
Area
 • Tot9737 km2 (3,759 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Tot490,397
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Area code(s)0286
Vehicle registration17

Like Istanbul, Çanakkale province has a European (Thrace) an an Asie (Anatolie) pairt. The European pairt is formit bi the Gallipoli (Gelibolu) peninsula, while the Asie pairt is lairgely coterminous wi the historic region o Troad in Anatolie. They are separatit bi the Dardanelles strait, connectin the Sea o Marmara an the Aegean Sea.

The airchaeological steid o Troy is foond in Çanakkale province.

Destricts

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Çanakkale province is dividit intae 12 destricts (caipital destrict in bauld):

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References

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  1. Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces

Freemit airtins

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Coordinates: 40°02′27″N 26°33′37″E / 40.04083°N 26.56028°E / 40.04083; 26.56028