Bartın Province

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Bartın Province Bartın ili
Province
Amasra
Location of the province within Turkey
Country	Turkey
Seat	Bartın
Government
• Governor	Nurtaç Arslan
Area	2,330 km2 (900 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	203,351
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0378
Website	www.bartin.gov.tr

Bartın Province (Turkish: Bartın ili) is a small province in northern Turkey on the Black Sea, surrounding the city of Bartın. Its area is 2,330 km²,^[2] and its population is 203,351 (2022).^[1] It lies to the east of Zonguldak Province.

The town of Bartın contains a number of very old wooden houses in a style no longer existent in other places.

Bartın province includes the ancient port town of Amasra (Amastris). This town stands on two small fortified islands and contains many interesting old buildings and restaurants.

Districts

Bartın Province subdivides into four districts (capital district in bold):

• Amasra
• Bartın
• Kurucaşile
• Ulus

See also

• Bartın Naval Base
• Kuşkayası Monument
• List of populated places in Bartın Province

Gallery

• 
  Amasra, view from the bridge
• 
  Sunset in Amasra
• 
  Bartın river, near the Black Sea
• 
  Forest road in Bartın Province

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bartın Province.

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Bartan".

• (in Turkish) Bartın governor's official website
• (in Turkish) Bartın municipality's official website
• (in English) Bartın weather forecast information
• (in Turkish) Bartin - Amasra
• (in English) Bartin - Amasra