Mediterranean region (Turkey)

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Location of the Mediterranean region

The Turkish Mediterranean region ( Turkish Akdeniz Bölgesi - literally translated "White Sea Area") is a geographical area of ​​Turkey . This region represents around 15.4% of the Turkish state territory. With an area of ​​120,000 km², it ranks fourth both in area and in population comparison of the seven regions.

This region officially exists after the Geography Congress in Ankara in 1941 and is divided into two further subregions or areas.

Classification

Geographically

The geographical division:

  • Anatolia
    • Mediterranean region
      • Antalya Bölümü - Antalya area
      • Adana Bölümü - Adana area

Politically

Parliamentary election 2018 results from Mediterranean region
Political party percent
Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi
  
 37.7%
Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi
  
 24.7%
Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi
  
 13.5%
İyi Parti
  
 13.0%
Otherwise.
  
 11.1%

Politically, Turkey is divided into 81 provinces. This region includes the following provinces entirely:

This region only partially includes the following provinces:

climate

Climate data of the Mediterranean region numbers
Average temperature 18.3 ° C
Maximum temperature 45.2 ° C
Lowest temperature −10.5 ° C
Average humidity 63.9 mg
Average rainfall 706.0 mm

population

According to the census in 2000, the population is 8,706,005 and the population density is 72.6 inhabitants / km² (TR nationwide: 88.25 inhabitants / km²). 59.8% (5,204,203) of the population live in cities and 40.2% (3,501,802) in rural areas. The annual population growth is 2.143%.