Niğde Province
province in south-central Turkey
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Summary
Niğde Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It draws 442 Wikipedia views per month (province of turkey category, ranking #55 of 81).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kızılırmak River[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Capital: Niğde[7]
- Official language: Turkish[8]
- Shares border with: Mersin Province[9], Konya Province[10], Aksaray Province[11], Nevşehir Province[12], Kayseri Province[13], Adana Province[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Altunhisar[15], Bor[16], Çamardı[17], Çiftlik[18], Niğde[19], Ulukışla[20], Altunhisar district[21], Bor district[22], Çamardı district[23], Ulukışla district[24], Çiftlik district[25], Niğde district[26]
- Postal code: 51000–51999[27]
- Part of: Kırıkkale Subregion[28]
- Commons category: Niğde Province[29]
- Licence plate code: 51[30]
- Local dialing code: 388[31]
- Official website: http://www.nigde.gov.tr/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Niğde Province[33]
- Population: 343,898[34], 364,707[35], 333,356[36]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Niğde Province[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Niğde Province[38]
- Number of households: 117,742[39]
- Female population: 166,551[40]
- Male population: 166,805[41]
- Native label: Niğde ili[42]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Niğde Province[43]
- Name in kana: ニーデ[44]
- Different from: Niğde[45]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 7312 km²[46] and 7234 km²[47]. Niğde Province sits at an elevation of 1229 m[48].
Climate and Environment
Niğde Province's Köppen climate classification is recorded as cold semi-arid climate[49].
Why It Matters
Niğde Province has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]