Malatya Province is a province

Provinces of Turkey

Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called il in Turkish .A province is administered by an appointed governor , and was formerly termed a "governorate" ....

 of Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. It is part of a larger mountainous area. The capital of the province is Malatya

Malatya

Malatya ) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province.-Overview:The city site has been occupied for thousands of years. The Assyrians called the city Meliddu. Following Roman expansion into the east, the city was renamed in Latin as Melitene...

 (in Hittite

Hittite language

Hittite is the extinct language once spoken by the Hittites, a people who created an empire centred on Hattusa in north-central Anatolia...

: Milid or Maldi, meaning "city of honey"), which has many residents. Malatya is famous for its apricot

Apricot

The apricot, Prunus armeniaca, is a species of Prunus, classified with the plum in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation.- Description :...

s. The area of Malatya province is 12,313 km². Malatya Province has 740,643 inhabitants. The population was 853,658 in 2000. The city of Malatya

Malatya

Malatya ) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province.-Overview:The city site has been occupied for thousands of years. The Assyrians called the city Meliddu. Following Roman expansion into the east, the city was renamed in Latin as Melitene...

 has a population of 381,081 (2000).

Districts

Malatya province is divided into 14 districts

Districts of Turkey

The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 957 districts . In the early Turkish Republic and in the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the kaza....

 (capital district in bold):

• Akçadağ
  Akçadag
  Akçadağ is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is İbrahim Koşar ....
  
  
• Arapgir
• Arguvan
  Arguvan
  Arguvan is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Hüseyin Taştan ....
  
  
• Battalgazi
  Battalgazi
  Battalgazi is a town and a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Selahattin Gürkan .Formerly named Eskimalatya , the center town corresponds to the previous location of Malatya city, at a distance of 20 km from the modern day urban center and provincial seat of Malatya...
  
  
• Darende
  Darende
  Darende is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is İsa Özkan .Darende is in Malatya.Darende is a city that is a centre of science and culture, on the ancient silk road. The city center of the charm on the East Anatolia Region is a statue of door which is the entrance of city...
  
  
• Doğanşehir
  Dogansehir
  Doğanşehir, also known as Muhacir, Viransehir, Viranşehir, is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is İbrahim Karaman .-Pre-1402:...
  
  
• Doğanyol
  Doganyol
  Doğanyol is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Recep Gülbey .-External links:*...
  
  
• Hekimhan
  Hekimhan
  Hekimhan is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Mehmet Sait Özoğlu . The district is located in Upper part of Euphrates in Eastern Anatolia. It is also located in the ancient silk road. The population of Hekimhan town and its villages has been going down since 1980s because of...
  
  
• Kale
  Kale, Malatya
  Kale is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Hacı Bayram Gökhan .The old name "İzollu" is no longer used, although it is still known locally by that name. Tribal people of the area identify themselves as Izol. Its new name, Kale, which means "castle", came from an old castle in...
  
  
• Kuluncak
  Kuluncak
  Kuluncak is a town and district of Malatya Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Ramazan Nacar .-External links:...
  
  
• Malatya
  Malatya
  Malatya ) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province.-Overview:The city site has been occupied for thousands of years. The Assyrians called the city Meliddu. Following Roman expansion into the east, the city was renamed in Latin as Melitene...
  
  
• Pütürge
  Pütürge
  Pütürge is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Necdet Ayaydın ....
  
  
• Yazıhan
  Yazihan
  Yazıhan is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Ali Kaya ....
  
  
• Yeşilyurt
  Yesilyurt, Malatya
  Yeşilyurt is a town and district of Malatya Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Mehmet Kavuk .-External links:*...
  
  

Local sites

• İnönü University
  Inönü University
  İnönü University is a university in Malatya, Turkey, founded in 28 February 1975.it is one of the biggest university of eastern part of Turkey.-External links:*...
  
   (since 1975)
• Turgut Özal
  Turgut Özal
  Halil Turgut Özal was Prime Minister of Turkey and President of Turkey . As Prime Minister, he transformed the economy of Turkey by paving the way for the privatization of many state enterprises.-Early life and career:...
  
   Medical Center (in İnönü University)
• Malatya Erhaç Airport
  Malatya Erhaç Airport
  Erhaç Airport or Malatya Erhaç Airport is a military and small public airport in Malatya, Turkey. The airport, opened in 1941, is located from Malatya.In 2006, Malatya Erhaç Airport served 3,878 aircraft and 406,425 passengers...
  
   (serving both public and military)
• Eskimalatya (old city centre, very historical place)

External links

Malatya governor's official website Malatya Malatya municipality's official website Malatya weather forecast information Malatya directory