Elazığ Province
province in east Turkey
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Summary
Elazığ Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It draws 411 Wikipedia views per month (province of turkey category, ranking #34 of 81).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Capital: Elazığ[6]
- Official language: Turkish[7]
- Shares border with: Erzincan Province[8], Tunceli Province[9], Bingöl Province[10], Diyarbakır Province[11], Malatya Province[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ağın[13], Alacakaya[14], Arıcak[15], Baskil district[16], Elazığ[17], Karakoçan[18], Keban[19], Kovancılar[20], Maden district[21], Palu[22], Sivrice[23], Alacakaya district[24], Sivrice district[25], Keban district[26]
- Postal code: 23000–23999[27]
- Part of: Malatya Subregion[28]
- Commons category: Elazığ Province[29]
- Licence plate code: 23[30]
- Local dialing code: 424[31]
- Official website: http://www.elazig.gov.tr[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Elazığ Province[33]
- Population: 595,638[34], 541,103[35]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Elazığ Province[36]
- Category for people born here: Q31935043[37]
- Category for people who died here: Q32736488[38]
- Number of households: 190,950[39]
- Female population: 273,980[40]
- Male population: 267,123[41]
- Native label: Elâzığ ili[42]
- Category for people buried here: Q105942706[43]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Elazığ Province[44]
- Name in kana: エラズー[45]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 9881 km²[46] and 9383 km²[47]. Elazığ Province sits at an elevation of 1067 m[48].
Why It Matters
Elazığ Province has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]