- Sinop Province
Infobox Province TR
region = Black Sea
name = Sinop
licence = 57
total population = 185,891
area_code= 484
area=5,862|Sinop is a province of
Turkey , along theBlack Sea . It is located between 41 and 42 degrees North latitude and between 34 and 35 degrees East longitude. The surface area is 5,862 km², equivalent to 0.8% of Turkey's surface area. The borders total 475 km and consists of 300 km of land and 175 km seaside borders. Its adjacent provinces are Kastamonu on the west, Çorum on the south, and Samsun on the southeast. The provincial capital is the city of Sinop.Districts
Sinop province is divided into 9 districts (capital district in bold):
*Ayancık
*Boyabat
*Dikmen
*Durağan
*Erfelek
*Gerze
*Saraydüzü
*Sinop
*Türkeli External links
* [http://www.karalahana.com/english.html Sinop, Turkey travel guide]
* [http://www.karalahana.net/fotograf/thumbnails.php?album=87 Sinop Image gallery]
* [http://www.sinoppostasi.com Sinop newspaper] (Turkish)
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