'''Ordu Province''' ({{lang-langx|tr|{{italics correction|Ordu ili}}}}) is a [[Provinces of Turkey|province]] and [[Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey|metropolitan municipality]] of [[Turkey]], located on the [[Black Sea]] coast. Its area is 5,914 km<sup>2</sup>,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref> and its population is 763,190 (2022).<ref name=tuik>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=19 September 2023|publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=en|format=XLS}}</ref> Its adjacent provinces are [[Samsun Province|Samsun]] to the northwest, [[Tokat Province|Tokat]] to the southwest, [[Sivas Province|Sivas]] to the south, and [[Giresun Province|Giresun]] to the east. Its [[Vehicle registration plates of Turkey|license-plate code]] is 52. The capital of the province is the city of [[Ordu]].
==Etymology==
''[[wikt:ordu#Turkish|Ordu]]'' is the word for 'army' in current [[Turkish language|Turkish]], originally meaning 'army camp', during the [[Ottoman Empire]] an army outpost was set up near the present day city. The city, and later the province, derived its name from this.{{cn |date=October 2023}}
==Geography==
Line 70 ⟶ 67:
==Places to see==
Ordu has an attractive coast including pretty bays and the cleanest and longest beaches on this stretch of the Black Sea coast. Specific sites include:
Perşembe Yaylası Aybastı
*[[Kurul Castle]]
*[[Boztepe, Ordu|Boztepe]] – a 460 m hill above the city.
