Kırşehir Province

Kırşehir Province (Turkish: Kırşehir ili) is located in central Turkey, forming part of the Central Anatolia Region. It stands on the North Anatolian Fault, and is currently in an earthquake warning zone. 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 39°00′N 34°00′E, in Kırşehir Province, Turkey.[2]

Kırşehir Province Kırşehir ili
Province of Turkey
Kentpark in Kırşehir
Location of Kırşehir Province in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Region	Central Anatolia
Subregion	Kırıkkale
Largest City	Kırşehir
Government
• Electoral district	Kırşehir
Area
• Total	6,570 km2 (2,540 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	241,868
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Area code	0386
Vehicle registration	40

Kırşehir Province was originally established in 1924. On 30 June 1954,[3] the provincial capital Kırşehir was demoted from a city to a district of Nevşehir Province[3] 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.[3] The towns of present-day Kırşehir Province were divided between Ankara Province, Yozgat Province and Nevşehir Province.[3] Three years later, on 1 July 1957,[3] Kırşehir Province was re-established.[3]

The provincial capital 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.[4]