Antalya Province

Antalya Province Antalya ili
Province and metropolitan municipality
Konyaaltı Beach in Antalya
Location of the province within Turkey
Country	Turkey
Seat	Antalya
Government
• Mayor	Muhittin Böcek (CHP)
• Vali	Hulusi Şahin
Area	20,177 km2 (7,790 sq mi)
Highest elevation	3,086 m (10,125 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	2,688,004
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	07010 to 07995
Area code	(+90) 242
Vehicle registration	07
Website	www.antalya.bel.tr www.antalya.gov.tr

Antalya Province (Turkish: Antalya ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey. It is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. Its area is 20,177 km²,^[2] and its population is 2,688,004 (2022).^[1]

Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visiting Turkey. Its capital city of the same name was the world's third most visited city by number of international arrivals in 2011,^{[citation needed]} displacing New York. Antalya is Turkey's biggest international sea resort. The province of Antalya corresponds to the lands of ancient Lycia to the west, Pamphylia to the east, and part of Pisidia to the north. It features a shoreline of 657 km (408 mi) with beaches, ports, and ancient cities scattered throughout, including the World Heritage Site Xanthos. The provincial capital is Antalya city with a population of 1,344,000.

Antalya is the fastest-growing province in Turkey; with a 4.17% yearly population growth rate between years 1990–2000, compared with the national rate of 1.83%. This growth is due to a fast rate of urbanization, particularly driven by tourism and other service sectors on the coast.