Yozgat Province

Province of Turkey

Province in Turkey

Yozgat Province

Yozgat ili

Province

Sunset in Yozgat Fatih Nature Park

Location of the province within Turkey

Country| Turkey
Seat| Yozgat
Government

• Governor| Ziya Polat
Area

| 13,690 km2 (5,290 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[1]

| 418,442
• Density| 31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code| 0354
Website| www.yozgat.gov.tr

Yozgat Province (Turkish: Yozgat ili) is a province in central Turkey. Its area is 13,690 km2,[2] and its population is 418,442 (2022).[1] Its adjacent provinces are Çorum to the northwest, Kırıkkale to the west, Kırşehir to the southwest, Nevşehir to the south, Kayseri to the southeast, Sivas to the east, Tokat to the northeast, and Amasya to the north. The provincial capital is Yozgat.

## Toponymy

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It was previously called Bozok and renamed Yozgat in 1927.

## Districts

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Yozgat province is divided into 14 districts (capital district in bold):

* Akdağmadeni
* Aydıncık
* Boğazlıyan
* Çandır
* Çayıralan
* Çekerek
* Kadışehri
* Saraykent
* Sarıkaya
* Şefaatli
* Sorgun
* Yenifakılı
* Yerköy
* Yozgat

## Places of interest

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* Yozgat Pine Grove National Park
* Yozgat Castle (Historical Behramşah Castle and Tombs)
* Roma Kral Kızı Hamamı
* Yozgat Fatih Tabiat Parkı
* Büyük Camii (Çapanoğlu Mosque)

## Mosques

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* Fatih Camii, a former church in the city centre
* Yortanlı Sitesi, a former church in the city centre

## See also

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* List of populated places in Yozgat Province

## References

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1. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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Media related to Yozgat Province at Wikimedia Commons

* (in Turkish) Yozgat official website
* (in Turkish) Yozgat governor's official website
* (in Turkish) Yozgat municipality's official website
* (in English) Yozgat weather forecast information

39°40′10″N 35°16′09″E﻿ / ﻿39.66944°N 35.26917°E﻿ / 39.66944; 35.26917

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Yozgat Province of Turkey

Districts|

* Akdağmadeni
* Aydıncık
* Boğazlıyan
* Çandır
* Çayıralan
* Çekerek
* Kadışehri
* Saraykent
* Sarıkaya
* Şefaatli
* Sorgun
* Yenifakılı
* Yerköy
* Yozgat

Districts of Yozgat

List of provinces by region

Istanbul|

* Istanbul

West Marmara|

* Balıkesir
* Çanakkale
* Edirne
* Kırklareli
* Tekirdağ

Aegean|

* Afyonkarahisar
* Aydın
* Denizli
* İzmir
* Kütahya
* Manisa
* Muğla
* Uşak

East Marmara|

* Bilecik
* Bolu
* Bursa
* Düzce
* Eskişehir
* Kocaeli
* Sakarya
* Yalova

West Anatolia|

* Ankara
* Karaman
* Konya

Mediterranean|

* Adana
* Antalya
* Burdur
* Hatay
* Isparta
* Kahramanmaraş
* Mersin
* Osmaniye

Central Anatolia|

* Aksaray
* Kayseri
* Kırıkkale
* Kırşehir
* Nevşehir
* Niğde
* Sivas
* Yozgat

West Black Sea|

* Amasya
* Bartın
* Çankırı
* Çorum
* Karabük
* Kastamonu
* Samsun
* Sinop
* Tokat
* Zonguldak

East Black Sea|

* Artvin
* Giresun
* Gümüşhane
* Ordu
* Rize
* Trabzon

Northeast Anatolia|

* Ağrı
* Ardahan
* Bayburt
* Erzincan
* Erzurum
* Iğdır
* Kars

Central East Anatolia|

* Bingöl
* Bitlis
* Elazığ
* Hakkâri
* Malatya
* Muş
* Tunceli
* Van

Southeast Anatolia|

* Adıyaman
* Batman
* Diyarbakır
* Gaziantep
* Kilis
* Mardin
* Siirt
* Şanlıurfa
* Şırnak

Metropolitan municipalities are bolded.

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Provinces of Turkey

* Adana
* Adıyaman
* Afyonkarahisar
* Ağrı
* Aksaray
* Amasya
* Ankara
* Antalya
* Ardahan
* Artvin
* Aydın
* Balıkesir
* Bartın
* Batman
* Bayburt
* Bilecik
* Bingöl
* Bitlis
* Bolu
* Burdur
* Bursa
* Çanakkale
* Çankırı
* Çorum
* Denizli
* Diyarbakır
* Düzce
* Edirne
* Elazığ
* Erzincan
* Erzurum
* Eskişehir
* Gaziantep
* Giresun
* Gümüşhane
* Hakkâri
* Hatay
* Iğdır
* Isparta
* İstanbul
* İzmir
* Kahramanmaraş
* Karabük
* Karaman
* Kars
* Kastamonu
* Kayseri
* Kilis
* Kırıkkale
* Kırklareli
* Kırşehir
* Kocaeli
* Konya
* Kütahya
* Malatya
* Manisa
* Mardin
* Mersin
* Muğla
* Muş
* Nevşehir
* Niğde
* Ordu
* Osmaniye
* Rize
* Sakarya
* Samsun
* Siirt
* Sinop
* Sivas
* Şanlıurfa
* Şırnak
* Tekirdağ
* Tokat
* Trabzon
* Tunceli
* Uşak
* Van
* Yalova
* Yozgat
* Zonguldak

Metropolitan municipalities are bolded.

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* VIAF

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* Germany
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* BnF data

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* MusicBrainz area

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