Malatya Province

Malatya Province Malatya ili
—  Province of Turkey  —
Location of Malatya Province in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Region	Eastern Anatolia
Capital	Malatya
Area
- Total	12,313 km2 (4,754.1 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)[1]
- Total	740,643
- Density	60.2/km2 (155.8/sq mi)
Area code(s)	0422
Vehicle registration	44
Website	malatya.gov.tr

Malatya Province (Turkish: Malatya ili ) is a province of Turkey. It is part of a larger mountainous area. The capital of the province is Malatya (in Hittite: Milid or Maldi, meaning "city of honey"), which has many residents. Malatya is famous for its apricots. The area of Malatya province is 12,313 km². Malatya Province has 740,643 inhabitants. The population was 853,658 in 2000. The city of Malatya has a population of 381,081 (2000).

Geography

Malatya is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

Districts

Malatya province is divided into 14 districts (capital district in bold):

• Akçadağ
• Arapgir
• Arguvan
• Battalgazi
• Darende
• Doğanşehir
• Doğanyol
• Hekimhan
• Kale
• Kuluncak
• Malatya
• Pütürge
• Yazıhan
• Yeşilyurt

Local sites

• İnönü University (since 1975)
• Turgut Özal Medical Center (in İnönü University)
• Malatya Erhaç Airport (serving both public and military)
• Eskimalatya (old city centre, very historical place)

References

1. ^ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces

External links

• (Turkish) Malatya governor's official website
• (Turkish) Malatya
• (Turkish) Malatya municipality's official website
• (English) Malatya weather forecast information
• (English) Malatya directory

Coordinates: 38°29′03″N 38°08′11″E / 38.48417°N 38.13639°E / 38.48417; 38.13639