Kırşehir Province () is a province in central Turkey, forming part of the Central Anatolia Region. Its area is 6,584 km2, and its population is 244,519 (2022). The average elevation is approximately 985 meters above sea level. The provincial capital is Kırşehir. The geographical centre of all land surfaces on Earth is at , in Kırşehir Province, Turkey.
History Kırşehir Province was originally established in 1924. On 30 June 1954, the province of Kırşehir was dissolved and its territory was divided between the provinces of Nevşehir, Ankara and Yozgat.Kanun No : 6429, Resmî Gazete, 7 July 1954. This was decided by the ruling Democrat Party government of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes, because the majority of the city's residents had voted for the Republican Nation Party led by opposition politician Osman Bölükbaşı in the 1954 Turkish general election on 2 May 1954. Three years later, on 1 July 1957, Kırşehir Province was re-established.Kanun No : 7001, Resmî Gazete, 19 June 1957.
Demographics The provincial center Kırşehir is the 69th largest city by population in Turkey; its surface area corresponds to 0.84% of Turkey's land area, which makes it the 53rd largest city in the country by land area.
Districts
Kırşehir province is divided into 7 districts (the capital district is in bold): Akçakent Akpınar Boztepe Çiçekdağı Kaman Kırşehir Mucur
Places of Interest Üçayak Byzantine Church Cacabey Madrasa Kırşehir Museum
Gallery
See also List of populated places in Kırşehir Province
References
External links
Kırşehir governor's official website Kırşehir municipality's official website Kırşehir weather forecast information Kırşehir tourist information Kırşehir information web pages Kırşehir Haber