Erzincan Province

Erzincan Province

Erzincan Province
Erzincan ili
—  Province of Turkey  —
Location of Erzincan Province in Turkey
Country Turkey
Region Eastern Anatolia
Capital Erzincan
Area
 - Total 11,974 km2 (4,623.2 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)
 - Total 224,949
 - Density 18.8/km2 (48.7/sq mi)
 Urban 114,437
Area code(s) 0446
Vehicle registration 24
Website erzincan.gov.tr

Erzincan Province (Turkish: Erzincan ili ) is a province in the eastern region of Anatolia, Turkey, and home to Erzincan, a city which was destroyed and rebuilt after an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on December 27, 1939. The population is 224,949 as of 2010.

Contents

Geography

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

Districts

Districts of Erzincan

Erzincan province is divided into 9 districts (capital district in bold):

  • Çayırlı
  • Erzincan
  • İliç
  • Kemah
  • Kemaliye
  • Otlukbeli
  • Refahiye
  • Tercan
  • Üzümlü

See also

  • 1939 Erzincan earthquake

Gallery

  1. ^ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces
  2. ^ Rosie Ayliffe, Marc Dubin, John Gawthrop, Terry Richardson, Turkey, 1136 pp., Rough Guides, 2003, ISBN 1843530716, 9781843530718 (see p.1016)
  3. ^ Statistical Institute

Coordinates: 39°40′42″N 39°19′48″E / 39.67833°N 39.33°E / 39.67833; 39.33

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