Kilis Province

Kilis Province
Kilis ili
Province
A stone house in Alahan, a village on the Syrian border
A stone house in Alahan, a village on the Syrian border
Location of the province within Turkey
Location of the province within Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatKilis
Government
 • GovernorTahir Şahin
Area
1,412 km2 (545 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
147,919
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0348
Websitewww.kilis.gov.tr

Kilis Province (Turkish: Kilis ili) is a province in southern Turkey, on the border with Syria. Its area is 1,412 km2,[2] and its population is 147,919 (2022).[1] The province was created in 1995 from the southern part of Gaziantep Province.[3][4] The city of Kilis is home to over 75% of the inhabitants of the province; the other towns and villages are very small.

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ Karar Sayısı: KHK/550, Resmî Gazete, 6 June 1995.
  4. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 55. Retrieved 25 October 2023.