Bartın Province

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Bartın Province
Bartın ili
—  Province of Turkey  —
Location of Bartın Province in Turkey
Country Turkey
Region Black Sea
Area
 • Total 2,120 km2 (820 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)[1]
 • Total 187,758
 • Density Bad rounding here89/km2 (Bad rounding here230/sq mi)
Area code(s) 0378
Vehicle registration 74
Per capita income 2,283 TL (80th; 2011)[2]

Bartın Province (Turkish: Bartın ili), a small province in northern Turkey on the Black Sea, surrounds the city of Bartın. It lies to the east of Zonguldak Province.

The town of Bartın contains a number of very old wooden houses in a style no longer extant in other places.

Bartın province includes the ancient port town of Amasra (Amastris). This town stands on two small fortified islands and contains many interesting old buildings and restaurants.

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Districts[edit]

Bartın Province subdivides into four districts (capital district in bold):

  1. Amasra
  2. Bartın
  3. Kurucaşile
  4. Ulus

See also[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Amasra, view from the bridge

  • Sunset in Amasra

  • Bartın river, near the Black Sea

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces
  2. ^ "İşte Türkiye'nin en zengin illeri" [Here is the richest provinces of Turkey]. Kuzey Ekspres Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2013-03-01. 

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