Kütahya Province
Kütahya is a province of Turkey. Its capital is the same Kütahya.
The province has 573 421 inhabitants ( census 2012) over an area of 12,119 km ². It borders the provinces of Afyonkarahisar, Usak, Manisa, Balıkesir, Bursa, Bilecik and Eskişehir.
The population density is 47.32 inhabitants / km ². The license plate has the number 43
History and population
In the Ottoman Empire Kytachia was a sanjak (district). It was 1915 yet 3578 Armenian inhabitants. The community was one of the most ancient Armenian communities in the region as it emerged at the end of the 15th century; She was especially known for the production of pottery.
The Armenian population of Kytachia remained in 1915 under the governor Faik Ali Bey ( Ozansoy ) largely spared from genocide of the Armenians - a rare exception at that time, so later the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Angora region through hard taxation to the " defense of the fatherland " punished.
Counties
The province is divided into the following districts ( Ilce ):
- Gediz
- Hisarcik
- Pazarlar
- Simav
- Şaphane
- Tavşanlı
Earthquake
In the years 1896, 1930, 1944 and 1970 great earthquakes occurred in the region. In the last earthquake of Gediz 1,100 people lost their lives.