İzmir is a
province of
Turkey in western
Anatolia on the
Aegean coast. On the west it is surrounded by the Aegean sea, and it encloses the
Gulf of İzmir. Its area is 11,973 km.2, population 3,769,000 (2007 est). The population was 3,370,866 in 2000. Neighbouring provinces are
Balıkesir on the north,
Manisa on the east, and
Aydın on the south. Its traffic code is 35, and its capital is
İzmir city.
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