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Tunceli Province
Province of Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tunceli Province (Turkish: Tunceli ili), formerly Dersim Province (Kurdish: Parêzgeha Dêrsim; Zazaki: Dêsim wilayet; Armenian: Դերսիմի մարզ), is a province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.[3] Its central city is Tunceli.The province has eight municipalities, 366 villages and 1,087 hamlets.[3]
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Tunceli Province | |
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![]() Munzur River runs through the province | |
![]() Location within Turkey | |
Country | Turkey |
Established | 25 December 1935 |
Seat | Tunceli |
Government | |
• Governor | Bülent Tekbıyıkoğlu |
Area | 7,582 km2 (2,927 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | 89,317 |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0428[2] |
Website | www |
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