Aksaray Province

Aksaray Province Aksaray ili
Province
Location of the province within Turkey
Country	Turkey
Seat	Aksaray
Government
• Governor	Mehmet Ali Kumbuzoğlu
Area	7,659 km2 (2,957 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	433,055
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0382
Website	www.aksaray.gov.tr

Aksaray Province (Turkish: Aksaray ili) is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south, Ankara to the northwest, Niğde to the southeast, Nevşehir to the east, and Kırşehir to the north. Its area is 7,659 km²,^[2] and its population is 433,055 (2022).^[1] The provincial capital is the city of Aksaray.

Aksaray is one of the four provinces in Cappadocia, along with Nevşehir, Niğde, and Kayseri. Also, the 3,000-metre (9,843 ft) volcano Mount Hasan stands between Aksaray and Niğde. Summers are hot and dry on the plain, but the area is green and covered in flowers in springtime, when water streams off the mountainside. The 2,400 m2 salt lake (0.59 acres), Tuz Gölü, lies within the boundaries of Aksaray, a large swamp area with a maximum depth of 1 metre (3 ft 3 in).