Muş Province
province in east Turkey
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Muş Province is a province of Turkey[1] located in Turkey[2] on the continent of Asia[3]. Its capital is Muş, and its official language is Turkish[3]. The province had a population of 352,000 in 2021[4], covers an area of 8,200 square kilometers, and has an elevation of 1,400 meters[5].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Head of government: Erdoğan Bektaş[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Capital: Muş[7]
- Official language: Turkish[8]
- Shares border with: Bitlis Province[9], Erzurum Province[10], Ağrı Province[11], Batman Province[12], Diyarbakır Province[13], Bingöl Province[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bulanık[15], Hasköy[16], Korkut[17], Malazgirt[18], Muş[19], Varto[20], Hasköy district[21], Bulanık district[22], Korkut district[23], Malazgirt district[24], Varto district[25], Muş district[26]
- Postal code: 49000–49999[27]
- Part of: Van Subregion[28]
- Commons category: Muş Province[29]
- Licence plate code: 49[30]
- Local dialing code: 436[31]
- Official website: http://www.mus.gov.tr[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Muş Province[33]
- Population: 407,992[34], 351,802[35]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Muş Province[36]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Muş Province[37]
- Category for people who died here: Q32727697[38]
- Number of households: 90,844[39]
- Female population: 172,709[40]
- Male population: 179,093[41]
- Native label: Muş[42]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Muş Province[43]
- Name in kana: ムシュ[44]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 8196 km²[45] and 8718 km²[46]. Muş Province sits at an elevation of 1350 m[47].
Climate and Environment
Muş Province's Köppen climate classification is recorded as Mediterranean-influenced hot-summer humid continental climate[48].
Why It Matters
Muş Province has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]