Elazığ Province
Elâzığ Province (Turkis: Elâzığ ili) is a province o Turkey wi its seat in the ceety o Elâzığ. The source o the Euphrates river is locatit in this province.
Elâzığ Province Elazığ ili | |
|---|---|
 Location of Elâzığ Province in Turkey | |
| Kintra | Turkey |
| Region | Eastren Anatolie |
| Govrenment | |
| • Electoral destrict | Elâzığ |
| • Govrenor | Muammer Erol |
| Area | |
| • Tot | 9153 km2 (3,534 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Tot | 552,646 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0424 |
| Vehicle registration | 23 |
| Website | elazig.gov.tr |
The province haes a population o 552,646 as o 2010. The population o the province wis 569,616 in 2000 an 498,225 in 1990. The total aurie o the province is (3,534 sq mi), 826 km2 (319 sq mi) o which is covered bi reservoirs an natural lakes.
The current governor o the province is Muammer Erol (syne 2006).
On 8 Mairch 2010, the province suffered an earthquake o magnitude 6.0, killin 42 fowk.[2][3]
Geography
eeditElâzığ is traversed bi the northeasterly line o equal latitude an langitude.
Destricts
eeditElâzığ province is dividit intae 11 destricts (caipital destrict in bold):
Gallery
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References
eedit- ↑ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces
- ↑ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/14067516.asp
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 23 Julie 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Freemit airtins
eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Elazığ Province. |
- (in Turkis) Elâzığ govrenor's offeecial wabsteid
- (in Turkis) Elâzığ municipality's offeecial wabsteid
- (in Turkis) Elazig Daily News
- (in Inglis) Elâzığ wather forecast information Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 38°40′03″N 39°21′35″E / 38.66750°N 39.35972°E