Sinop Province

{{Short description|Province of Turkey}}

{{Other uses|Sinop (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox Turkey place

| type = province

| name =

| other_name = Sinop ili

| image_skyline = Sinop_Overview_2009.JPG

| image_caption = Sinop

| image_shield =

| image_map = Sinop in Turkey.svg

| map_caption = Location of the province within Turkey

| seat = Sinop

| leader_name = Mustafa Özarslan

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 5717

|leader_title=Governor| elevation_m =

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 220799

| population_as_of = 2022

| website = {{URL|http://www.sinop.gov.tr/}}

| area_code = 0368

}}

Sinop Province ({{langx|tr|Sinop ili }}; {{langx|el|Σινώπη}}, Sinopi) is a province of Turkey, along the Black Sea. It is located between 41 and 42 degrees North latitude and between 34 and 35 degrees East longitude. Its area is 5,717 km², equivalent to 0.73% of Turkey's total area,{{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}} and its population is 220,799 (2022).{{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}} 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 capital of Sinop Province is the coastal city Sinop. The city situated at Black Sea coast, Sinop was renowned for its picturesque harbors, the notable landmarks are Sinop Fortress and Sinop Fortress Prison.