Central Anatolia region

Central Anatolia region İç Anadolu Bölgesi
Region
Country	Turkey
Capital	Ankara
Provinces	13 Aksaray Kırıkkale Kırşehir Nevşehir Niğde Ankara Çankırı Eskişehir Karaman Kayseri Konya Sivas Yozgat
Area
• Total	163,057 km2 (62,957 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd
Population
• Total	12,896,255
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym	Turkish: İç Anadolulu
GDP [1]
• Total	US$ 132.208 billion (2022)
• Per capita	US$ 10,250 (2022)
Time zone	UTC+03:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (CEST)

The Central Anatolia region (Turkish: İç Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Ankara, the capital of Turkey. Other big cities are Konya, Kayseri, Eskişehir, Sivas, Aksaray and Kırşehir .

Located in Central Turkey, it is bordered by the Aegean region to the west, the Black Sea region to the north, the Eastern Anatolia region to the east, and the Mediterranean region to the south. It also shares a very slight border with the Marmara region in Bilecik Province.

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