Malatya Province
Malatya ili | |
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 Location of the province within Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Seat | Malatya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sami Er (AKP) |
| • Vali | Ersin Yazıcı |
| Area | 12,259 km2 (4,733 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 812,580 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0422 |
| Website | www www |
Malatya Province (Turkish: Malatya ili; Kurdish: Parezgêha Meletî[2]) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 12,259 km2,[3] and its population is 812,580 (2022).[1] It is part of a larger mountainous area. The capital of the province is the city of Malatya, which has a population of 485,484 (2022).[4]
According to the Encyclopedia of Islam, the province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan.[5]
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Li Meletî 3 tax û li Êlihê gundek hatin kerentînekirin" (in Kurdish). Rûdaw. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Malatya". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Kurds, Kurdistān". Encyclopaedia of Islam (2 ed.). BRILL. 2002. ISBN 9789004161214.
Turkish Kurdistan numbers at least 17 of them almost totally:... the provinces of Malatya, Tunceli, Elazığ, Bingöl, Muş, Karaköse (Ağrı), then Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Siirt, Bitlis and Van; Finally, the southern provinces of Şanlıurfa, Mardin and Çölamerik (Hakkarî)...