Malatya Province
province in east-central Turkey
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Summary
Malatya Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It draws 573 Wikipedia views per month (province of turkey category, ranking #33 of 81).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Euphrates[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Capital: Malatya[7]
- Official language: Turkish[8]
- Shares border with: Sivas Province[9], Erzincan Province[10], Elazığ Province[11], Diyarbakır Province[12], Adıyaman Province[13], Kahramanmaraş Province[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Akçadağ district[15], Arapgir[16], Arguvan[17], Battalgazi district[18], Darende district[19], Doğanşehir[20], Doğanyol[21], Hekimhan district[22], Kale[23], Kuluncak[24], Malatya[25], Pütürge district[26], Yazıhan district[27], Yeşilyurt[28]
- Postal code: 44000–44999[29]
- Part of: Malatya Subregion[30]
- Commons category: Malatya Province[31]
- Licence plate code: 44[32]
- Local dialing code: 422[33]
- Official website: http://malatya.gov.tr/[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Malatya Province[35]
- Population: 797,036[36], 743,558[37]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Malatya Province[38]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[39]
- Present in work: Civilization V[40]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Malatya Province[41]
- Category for people who died here: Q116744727[42]
- Number of households: 235,283[43]
- Female population: 373,478[44]
- Male population: 370,080[45]
- Native label: Malatya ili[46]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 12,146 km²[47] and 12,259 km²[48]. Malatya Province sits at an elevation of 964 m[49].
Why It Matters
Malatya Province has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]