Kilis Province
Kilis ili
Province
A stone house in Alahan, a village on the Syrian border
A stone house in Alahan, a village on the Syrian border
Location of the province within Turkey
Location of the province within Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatKilis
Government
 • ValiTahir Şahin
Area
1,412 km2 (545 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
147,919
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0348
Websitewww.kilis.gov.tr

Kilis Province (Turkish: Kilis ili) is a province in southern Turkey, on the border with Syria. Its area is 1,412 km2,[2] and its population is 147,919 (2022).[1] The province was created in 1995 from the southern part of Gaziantep Province.[3][4] The city of Kilis is home to over 75% of the inhabitants of the province; the other towns and villages are very small.

Districts

The province is divided into 4 districts, listed below with their official estimates of population as of 2022: Elbeyli District (5,594), Kilis District (the capital district) (125,079), Musabeyli District (12,390) and Polateli District (4,856).[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Karar Sayısı: KHK/550, Resmî Gazete, 6 June 1995.
  4. ↑ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 55. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) - Results of 31 December 2022" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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