Niğde Province

Niğde Province
Niğde ili
Location of the province within Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatNiğde
Government
  GovernorCahit Çelik
Area
7,234 km2 (2,793 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
365,419
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0388
Websitewww.nigde.gov.tr

Niğde Province (Turkish: Niğde ili) is a province in the southern part of Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its area is 7,234 km2, and its population is 365,419 (2022) of which 170,511 live in the city of Niğde. The population was 348,081 in 2000 and 305,861 in 1990. Neighbouring provinces are Kayseri, Adana, Mersin, Konya, Aksaray and Nevşehir.

The province is surrounded on three sides by mountain ranges: the Taurus Mountains, Mount Hasan, and the Melendiz Mountains.