Tunceli Province

province in east Turkey
AdministrativeArea province_of_turkey Q620742
Tunceli Province
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Summary

Tunceli Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of province of turkey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (963 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
  • Country: Turkey[4]
  • Continent: Asia[5]
  • Capital: Tunceli[6]
  • Official language: Turkish[7]
  • Shares border with: Erzincan Province[8], Bingöl Province[9], Elazığ Province[10]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Çemişgezek[11], Hozat[12], Mazgirt[13], Nazımiye[14], Ovacık[15], Pertek district[16], Pülümür[17], Tunceli[18], Ovacık district (Tunceli)[19], Nazımiye district[20], Mazgirt district[21], Çemişgezek district[22], Hozat district[23], Pülümür district[24]
  • Postal code: 62000–62999[25]
  • Part of: Malatya Subregion[26], Eastern Anatolia Region[27]
  • Commons category: Tunceli Province[28]
  • Licence plate code: 62[29]
  • Local dialing code: 428[30]
  • Official website: http://www.tunceli.gov.tr/[31]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tunceli Province[32]
  • Population: 88,198[33], 78,056[34]
  • Office held by head of government: Governor of Tunceli Province[35]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Tunceli Province[36]
  • Number of households: 30,787[37]
  • Female population: 36,532[38]
  • Male population: 41,524[39]
  • Native label: Tunceli ili[40]
  • Category for people buried here: Q32725995[41]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Tunceli Province[42]
  • Name in kana: トゥンジェリ[43]
  • Different from: Tunceli[44]

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Physical Characteristics

Areas include 7774 km²[45] and 7582 km²[46]. Tunceli Province sits at an elevation of 914 m[47].

Climate and Environment

Tunceli Province's Köppen climate classification is recorded as hot-summer Mediterranean climate[48].

Why It Matters

Tunceli Province has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . statoids.com. statoids.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . e-icisleri.gov.tr. e-icisleri.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . turkstat.gov.tr. Retrieved . turkstat.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Turkish Statistical Institute. data.tuik.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . tbb.gov.tr. tbb.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . nip.tuik.gov.tr. nip.tuik.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Turkish Statistical Institute. data.tuik.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Turkish Statistical Institute. data.tuik.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [47] ↑ . tarimorman.gov.tr. tarimorman.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . mgm.gov.tr. mgm.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official language → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+914'}
    Language used → Northern Zazaki, Turkish
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