The capital is the city of Sivas, located at an altitude of 1,278 meters in the valley of the Kızılırmak River.
In 2022, the province had a population of 634,924, mainly Turks, with Kurdish and Zaza minorities in the east and a significant Alevi community.
The economy is based on agriculture (cereals, potatoes, sugar beets), industry (carpets, cement, textiles) and mining (iron ore in Divriği).
Sivas is a historical hub on the Silk Road and played a crucial role in the Turkish War of Independence, with the Sivas Congress in 1919 led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
The province has a continental climate with hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters and is known for thermal springs, the Kangal Dog and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Divriği Great Mosque.
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