Wikipedia:
Bingöl Province
 Bingöl Province |
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| Location of Bingöl Province in Turkey | |
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| Region: | Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 8,125 (km²) |
| Total Population | 245,243 TUIK 2006 (est) |
| Licence plate code: | 12 |
| Area code: | 0426 |
| Governor Website | http://www.bingol.gov.tr |
| Weather forecast | turkeyforecast.com/weather/bingol |
Bingöl Province is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. The province was created in 1946 out of parts of Elazığ and Erzincan. The new province was known as Çapakçur Province until 1950. Its neighbouring provinces are Tunceli (Dersim), Erzurum, Muş, Diyarbakır, Erzincan and Elazığ. The province covers an area of 8,125 km² and has a population of 245,243. The majority of the population are Zazas. The spoken languague is mainly Zazaki, beside Kurdish and Turkish. The capital is Bingöl.
Districts
Bingöl province is divided into 8 districts (capital district in bold):
- Adaklı (Azarpêrte)
- Bingöl (Çolig)
- Genç (Darê Hêni)
- Karlıova (Qarliova)
- Kiğı (Gêğiye)
- Solhan (Solxan)
- Yayladere
- Yedisu
External links
- (English) Bingöl Weather Forecast Information
 Bingöl
Province (in the East Anatolia region) of Turkey |
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| Urban districts | Bingöl |   |
| Rural districts | Adaklı - Genç - Karlıova - Kiğı - Solhan - Yayladere - Yedisu | |
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Regions
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| Aegean | ||
| Black Sea | ||
| Central Anatolia | ||
| East Anatolia | ||
| Marmara | ||
| Mediterranean | ||
| Southeastern Anatolia | ||
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