Elazığ Province

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Elazığ Province
Location of Elazığ Province
Location of Elazığ Province in Turkey
Overview
Region: Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey
Area: 9,153 (km²)
Total Population 595,307 TUIK 2007 (est)
Licence plate code: 23
Area code: 0424
Governor Muammer MUŞMAL
Governor Website http://www.elazig.gov.tr
Weather forecast turkeyforecast.com/weather/elazig

Elazığ Province is a province of Turkey with its seat in the city of Elazığ. This province is also the source of the Euphrates river. THe province has a population of 595,307 as of 2006. The population of the province was 569,616 in 2000 and 498,225 in 1990. The total area of the province is 9,153 km², 826 km² of which is covered by reservoirs and natural lakes. The current governor of the province is Muammer MUŞMAL (since 2006).

[edit] Districts

Elazığ province is divided into 11 districts (capital district in bold):

Coordinates: 38°40′03″N 39°21′35″E / 38.6675, 39.35972


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