Elazığ — province population
Elazığ has a recorded base population of 591,497 for the province definition (Population reference date not supplied in local record). GeoNames administrative-unit record; the moving counter uses World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Elazığ UN urban centre: 411,268 people (2025), smaller than the displayed province figure of 591,497. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 443,363; the UN value is smaller (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Elazığ
11 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 11 of 11 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 568,112; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed province denominator 591,497; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elazig | 398,108 | 67.31% | Not independently verified |
| Kovancılar | 40,094 | 6.78% | Not independently verified |
| Karakoçan | 29,061 | 4.91% | Not independently verified |
| Palu | 23,066 | 3.90% | Not independently verified |
| Baskil | 17,361 | 2.94% | Not independently verified |
| Arıcak | 15,691 | 2.65% | Not independently verified |
| Maden | 15,665 | 2.65% | Not independently verified |
| Sivrice | 11,034 | 1.87% | Not independently verified |
| Keban | 8,132 | 1.37% | Not independently verified |
| Alacakaya | 7,154 | 1.21% | Not independently verified |
| Ağın | 2,746 | 0.46% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: province. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 591,497 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Elazığ |
|---|---|---|
| Zonguldak | 588,510 | −0.5% |
| Tokat | 596,454 | +0.8% |
| Kütahya | 580,701 | −1.8% |
| Çanakkale | 573,976 | −3.0% |
| Adıyaman | 611,037 | +3.3% |
About these numbers
Source: GeoNames administrative-unit record. Reference: Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date). Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-07-01 using World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth (+0.42% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 591,497, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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