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Malatya Province

Local name: Malatya ili

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 38°30′00″ N 38°00′00″ E

Map showing the location of Malatya Province Malatya Province
Location in Turkey
Population
812,580
812.6K
Elevation
1,165 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
123
listed under Malatya Province
When to go
MaySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport11 km
ADF Adıyaman Airport95 km

About Malatya Province

Malatya Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 812,580.

From Wikipedia

Malatya Province (Turkish: Malatya ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 12,259 km2, and its population is 812,580 (2022). It is part of a larger mountainous area. The capital of the province is the city of Malatya, which has a population of 485,484 (2022). According to the Encyclopaedia of Islam, the province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
12,146 km²
Official website
malatya.gov.tr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Malatya Province

Climate of Malatya Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, September–October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 52 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 174 km south20°
  • Viranşehir · 209 km southeast18°
  • Osmaniye · 221 km southwest21°
Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
April (63 mm)
Driest month
August (2 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Malatya Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°10°17°22°28°33°32°28°20°10°4°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°0°5°9°14°17°17°12°6°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)524860635019326405256

Other places to visit in this season: May September October

How to get to Malatya Province

The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 11 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 32 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 11 kmsoutheast
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 95 kmsoutheast
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 112 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 32 kmsoutheast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 85 kmsouth
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 108 kmeast
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 139 kmsouthwest
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 142 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Malatya Province

123 places
  1. 1 Malatya 750.5K
  2. 2 Battalgazi 297.8K
  3. 3 Yeşilyurt İlçesi 267.4K
  4. 4 Doğanşehir İlçesi 41K
  5. 5 Akçadağ İlçesi 32.3K
  6. 6 Darende İlçesi 29K
  7. 7 Hekimhan İlçesi 22.2K
  8. 8 Pütürge 18K
  9. 9 Yazıhan İlçesi 15.3K
  10. 10 Arapgir İlçesi 11K
  11. 11 Arguvan 9K
  12. 12 Kuluncak İlçesi 8.9K
  13. 13 Kale İlçesi 6K
  14. 14 Doğanyol 4.7K
  15. 15 Karabahşılı 180

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages14

Mountains & nature8

Lakes, rivers & coasts23

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Malatya Province

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources