Ankara

Ankara
Söğütözü business district
Söğütözü business district
Nickname: 
Heart of Turkey
Ankara is located in Turkey
Ankara
Ankara
Location in Turkey
Ankara is located in Europe
Ankara
Ankara
Ankara (Europe)
Coordinates: 39°55′48″N 32°51′00″E / 39.93000°N 32.85000°E / 39.93000; 32.85000
CountryTurkey
RegionCentral Anatolia
ProvinceAnkara
Government
 • MayorMansur Yavaş (CHP)
 • GovernorVasip Şahin
Area
 • Total25,536 km2 (9,860 sq mi)
Elevation
938 m (3,077 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,663,322[1]
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
06xxx
Area code+90 312
Licence plate06
GDP PPP[2]US$ 105 billion
GDP PPP per capitaUS$ 21,000
HDI (2018)0.855[3]very high
Websitewww.ankara.bel.tr
www.ankara.gov.tr
Location of Ankara within Turkey

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

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