Malatya Province

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Malatya Province
Malatya ili
—  Province of Turkey  —
Location of Malatya Province in Turkey
Country Turkey
Region Eastern Anatolia
Capital Malatya
Area
 • Total 12,313 km2 (4,754 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)[1]
 • Total 740,643
 • Density 60.1513/km2 (155.791/sq mi)
Area code(s) 0422
Vehicle registration 44
Website malatya.gov.tr

Malatya Province (Turkish: Malatya ili ) is a province of Turkey. It is part of a larger mountainous area. The capital of the province is Malatya (in Hittite: Milid or Maldi, meaning "city of honey"), which has many residents. Malatya is famous for its apricots. The area of Malatya province is 12,313 km². Malatya Province has 740,643 inhabitants. The population was 853,658 in 2000. The city of Malatya has a population of 381,081 (2000).

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[edit] Geography

Malatya is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

[edit] Districts

Malatya province is divided into 14 districts (capital district in bold):

[edit] Local sites

[edit] References

  1. ^ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces

[edit] External links

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Coordinates: 38°29′03″N 38°08′11″E / 38.48417°N 38.13639°E / 38.48417; 38.13639


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