Giresun Province

province in northeastern Turkey
AdministrativeArea province_of_turkey Q482779
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Giresun Province[1] is a province of Turkey[1] located in Turkey[2] on the continent of Asia[3]. The capital of Giresun Province is Giresun. Turkish[3] is the official language spoken in the province. As of 2021, the population of Giresun Province is 424k[4]. The province covers an area of 6.9k and has an elevation of 5[5].

Giresun Province

Summary

Giresun Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_turkey category, ranking #46 of 81).[2]

Key Facts

  • Giresun Province is located in Turkey[3].
  • Giresun Province is in the country of Turkey[4].
  • Giresun Province is on the body of water Black Sea[5].
  • Giresun Province is on the continent of Asia[6].
  • Giresun Province's instance of is recorded as province of Turkey[7].
  • Giresun Province's capital is recorded as Giresun[8].
  • Giresun Province's official language is recorded as Turkish[9].
  • Giresun Province's shares border with is recorded as Trabzon Province[10].
  • Giresun Province's shares border with is recorded as Gümüşhane Province[11].
  • Giresun Province's shares border with is recorded as Erzincan Province[12].
  • Giresun Province's shares border with is recorded as Sivas Province[13].
  • Giresun Province's shares border with is recorded as Ordu Province[14].
  • Giresun Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alucra[15].
  • Giresun Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bulancak[16].
  • Giresun Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Çamoluk[17].
  • Giresun Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Çanakçı[18].
  • Giresun Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dereli[19].
  • Giresun Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Doğankent[20].
  • Giresun Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Espiye[21].
  • Giresun Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eynesil[22].
  • Giresun Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Giresun[23].
  • Giresun Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Görele[24].
  • Giresun Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Güce[25].
  • Giresun Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Keşap[26].
  • Giresun Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Piraziz[27].

Body

Geography

Giresun Province is in the country of Turkey[4]. It is located in Turkey[3]. It is on the body of water Black Sea[5]. It is on the continent of Asia[6]. It is part of Trabzon Subregion[28].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6934'}[29] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6972'}[30]. Giresun Province sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+453912'}[32] and {'amount': '+424106'}[33].

Designation and Status

Giresun Province's instance of is recorded as province of Turkey[7].

Why It Matters

Giresun Province draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_turkey category, ranking #46 of 81).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . statoids.com. statoids.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [3] . e-icisleri.gov.tr. e-icisleri.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . turkstat.gov.tr. Retrieved . turkstat.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . Turkish Statistical Institute. data.tuik.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . tarimorman.gov.tr. tarimorman.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Alucra, Bulancak, Çamoluk +29
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P150]]: [[Q2008594]]"
  2. 18d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Alucra, Bulancak, Çamoluk +29
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P150]]: [[Q2008594]], разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect [[Q117481202]] → [[Q2008594]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q117481202_Q200"
  3. 4w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households {'amount': '+173384'}
    Instance of province of Turkey
    Office held by head of government Governor of Giresun Province
    Official language
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14358]]: 28, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257264|batch #257264]]"
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