Malatya Province Malatya ili | |
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![]() Location of Malatya Province in Turkey | |
Kintra | Turkey |
Region | Eastren Anatolie |
Govrenment | |
• Electoral destrict | Malatya |
Area | |
• Tot | 12,313 km2 (4,754 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Tot | 781,305 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Area code(s) | 0422 |
Vehicle registration | 44 |
Malatya Province (Turkis: Malatya ili) is a province o Turkey. It is pairt o a lairger muntainous aurie. The caipital o the province is Malatya (in Hittite: Milid or Maldi, meanin "ceety o honey"), which haes mony residents. Malatya is famous for its apricots. The aurie o Malatya province is 12,313 km². Malatya Province haes 740,643 indwallers. The population wis 853,658 in 2000. The ceety o Malatya haes a population o 381,081 (2000).
Malatya is traversed bi the northeasterly line o equal latitude an langitude.
Malatya province is dividit intae 14 destricts (caipital destrict in bauld):