Bursa Province Bursa ili
Province of Turkey
Pine trees seen from Uludağ Road
Location of Bursa Province in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Region	East Marmara
Subregion	Bursa
Largest City	Bursa
Government
•  Electoral district	Bursa
Area
• Total	11,043 km2 (4,264 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	3,139,744
• Density	280/km2 (740/sq mi)
Area code	0224
Vehicle registration	16

Bursa Province ( Turkish: Bursa ili) is a province 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. The province has an area of 11,043 km² and a population of 3,139,744 as of 2021. ^[1] Its traffic code is 16.

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.

Geography

Köppen map of Bursa Province and surrounding regions: ^[2]

•    BSk
•    Csa
•    Csb
•    Cfa
•    Dsb
•    Dsc

Bursa is mostly under the Mediterranean climate climate (Csa and Csb). Inner parts of the province are higher in elevation and show continental characteristics ( Dfa and Dsc). Uludağ is the highest mountain in the province with 2,543 meters of elevation.

Districts

Ottoman Architecture in Bursa

Uludağ

Demographics

See also

• City of Bursa
• İznik
• List of populated places in Bursa Province

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bursa Province.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bursa Province.

• Pictures of the capital of this province

Bursa_Province Latitude and Longitude:
40°09′00″N 29°01′15″E / 40.15000°N 29.02083°E / 40.15000; 29.02083