Bursa Province
Bursa Province (Turkish: Bursa ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality in Turkey along the Sea of Marmara coast in northwestern Anatolia. It borders Balıkesir to the west, Kütahya to the south, Bilecik and Sakarya to the east, Kocaeli to the northeast and Yalova to the north. Its area is 10,813 km2, and its population is 3,194,720 (2022). Its traffic code is 16.
Bursa Province
Bursa ili | |
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Province and metropolitan municipality | |
Pine trees seen from Uludağ Road | |
Location of the province within Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Seat | Bursa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alinur Aktaş (AKP) |
| • Vali | Mahmut Demirtaş |
| Area | 10,813 km2 (4,175 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 3,194,720 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0224 |
| Website | www www |
The vast majority of the Bursa Province districts (and the city of Bursa) are located within the Marmara Region, but the districts of Büyükorhan, Harmancık, Keles and Orhaneli are located within the Aegean Region.
The city of Bursa was the capital of the Ottoman State between 1326 and 1365, until the Ottoman conquest of Edirne, then known as Adrianople, which became the new Ottoman capital between 1365 and 1453, when Constantinople became the final Ottoman capital.