Malatya Province
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| Location of Malatya Province in Turkey | |
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| Region: | Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 12,313 (km²) |
| Total Population | 923,248 TUIK 2007 (est) |
| Licence plate code: | 44 |
| Area code: | 0422 |
| Governor Website | http://www.malatya.gov.tr |
Malatya Province 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 923,248 inhabitants. The population was 853,658 in 2000. The city of Malatya has a population of 381,081 (2000).
[edit] Districts
Malatya province is divided into 14 districts (capital district in bold):
- Akçadağ
- Arapgir
- Arguvan
- Battalgazi
- Darende
- Doğanşehir
- Doğanyol
- Hekimhan
- Kale
- Kuluncak
- Malatya
- Pütürge
- Yazıhan
- Yeşilyurt
[edit] Local sites
- İnönü University (since 1975)
- Turgut Özal Medical Center (in İnönü University)
- Malatya Erhaç Airport (serving both public and military)
- Eskimalatya (old city centre, very historical place)
[edit] External links
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- (Turkish) Malatya governor's official website
- (Turkish) Malatya municipality's official website
- (English) Malatya weather forecast information
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Coordinates: 38°29′03″N 38°08′11″E / 38.48417°N 38.13639°E
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