Ankara

Ankara
Capital city of Turkey
Söğütözü business district
Nickname:  Heart of Turkey
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Coordinates: 39°55′48″N 32°51′00″E / 39.93000°N 32.85000°E / 39.93000; 32.85000
Country	Turkey
Region	Central Anatolia
Province	Ankara
Government
• Mayor	Mansur Yavaş (CHP)
• Governor	Vasip Şahin
Area
• Total	24,521 km2 (9,468 sq mi)
Elevation	938 m (3,077 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,663,322[1]
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	06xxx
Area code	1
Licence plate	06
GDP PPP[2]	US$ 105 billion
GDP PPP per capita	US$ 21,000
HDI (2018)	0.855[3] – very high
Website	www.ankara.bel.tr www.ankara.gov.tr

Ankara is the capital city of the country of Turkey. It is in the center of Anatolia. Ankara is the second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a population of 4,319,167 (2005) (Province 5,153,000), and an elevation of 938 meters (3080 feet).^[4] It was formerly known as Engürü. The city is the capital of Ankara Province

Ankara is a very modern city. Ankara was made the capital of Turkey in 1923. Ankara is known for its performing arts, home to the State Opera and Ballet, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra and several national theater companies. In Ankara there's a place called Anitkabir, which is a big hilltop mausoleum that was built to celebrate Kemal Atatürk who was the first president.

1. ↑ "Turkey: Major cities and provinces". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
2. ↑ Berube, Alan; Trujillo, Jesus Leal; Ran, Tao; Parilla, Joseph (22 January 2015). "Global Metro Monitor". Brookings.
3. ↑ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
4. ↑ Ankara, Turkey: Latitude, Longitude and Altitude