Sivas Province

Sivas Province

Sivas ili
Sivas Province Sivas ili
Province
	From top: District of Suşehri, Sivas Governorship Building, Double Minaret Madrasah, Lake Tödürge, Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital
	Location of the province within Turkey
Country	Turkey
Seat	Sivas
Government
• Governor	Yılmaz Şimşek
Area	28,164 km2 (10,874 sq mi)
Population (2022)	634,924
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0346
Website	www.sivas.gov.tr

Sivas Province (Turkish: Sivas ili) is a province of Turkey. It is located in the eastern part of the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Its area is 28,164 km² (the second largest province after Konya),^[2] and its population is 634,924 (2022).^[1] Its adjacent provinces are Yozgat to the west, Kayseri to the southwest, Kahramanmaraş to the south, Malatya to the southeast, Erzincan to the east, Giresun to the northeast, and Ordu to the north. Its capital is Sivas.

Most of Sivas Province has the typical continental climate of the Central Anatolian Region, in which summer months are hot and dry, while winter months are cold and snowy. However, the northern part of the province shows some features of the oceanic/humid subtropical Black Sea climate, while the eastern portion has influences of the Eastern Anatolian highland climate. This province is noted for its thermal springs.

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[tuik-1] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[2] "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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