Not to be confused with Amasra. City in Amasya, Turkey Amasya City Amasya Coordinates: 40°39′00″N 35°49′59″E / 40.65000°N 35.83306°E / 40.65000; 35.83306 Coordinates: 40°39′00″N 35°49′59″E / 40.65000°N 35.83306°E / 40.65000; 35.83306 Country Turkey Province Amasya Government • Mayor Cafer Özdemir (AKP) Area [1] • District 1,729.69 km 2 (667.84 sq mi) Population (2012) [2] • Urban 91,874 • District 133,133 • District density 77/km 2 (200/sq mi) Website www.amasya.gov.tr Amasya (Greek: Ἀμάσεια ) is a city in northern Turkey and is the capital of Amasya Province, in the Black Sea Region. Tokat from east, Tokat and Yozgat from south, Çorum from west, Samsun from north. The city of Amasya ( Turkish pronunciation: [aˈmasja] ), the Amaseia or Amasia of antiquity, [3] stands in the mountains above the Black Sea coast, set apart from the rest of Anatolia in a narrow valley along the banks of the Yeşilırmak River. Although near the Black Sea, this area is high above the...