Siirt Province
Siirt Province, (Turkish: Siirt ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Sêrt) is a province of Turkey, located in the southeast. The province borders Bitlis to the north, Batman to the west, Mardin to the southwest, Şırnak to the south, and Van to the east. It has an area of 5,406 km² and a total population of 300,695 (as of 2010). The provincial capital is the city of Siirt. The majority of the province's population is Kurdish.[2]
Siirt Province Siirt ili | |
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Location of Siirt Province in Turkey | |
Country | Turkey |
Region | Southeast Anatolia |
Subregion | Mardin |
Government | |
• Electoral district | Siirt |
Area | |
• Total | 5,406 km2 (2,087 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 331,670 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Area code(s) | 0484 |
Vehicle registration | 56 |
Districts
Siirt province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):
Notes
- "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Watts, Nicole F. (2010). Activists in Office: Kurdish Politics and Protest in Turkey (Studies in Modernity and National Identity). Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-295-99050-7.
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