Malatya — province population
Malatya has a recorded base population of 812,580 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
Malatya UN urban centre: 506,854 people (2025), smaller than the displayed province figure of 812,580. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 750,491; 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 Malatya
14 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 14 of 14 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 1,513,029; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed province denominator 812,580; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malatya | 750,491 | 92.36% | Not independently verified |
| Battalgazi | 297,806 | 36.65% | Not independently verified |
| Yeşilyurt | 267,365 | 32.90% | Not independently verified |
| Doğanşehir | 41,006 | 5.05% | Not independently verified |
| Akçadağ | 32,260 | 3.97% | Not independently verified |
| Darende | 28,978 | 3.57% | Not independently verified |
| Hekimhan | 22,181 | 2.73% | Not independently verified |
| Pütürge | 17,986 | 2.21% | Not independently verified |
| Yazıhan | 15,297 | 1.88% | Not independently verified |
| Arapgir | 11,041 | 1.36% | Not independently verified |
| Arguvan | 9,038 | 1.11% | Not independently verified |
| Kuluncak | 8,885 | 1.09% | Not independently verified |
| Kale | 5,975 | 0.74% | Not independently verified |
| Doğanyol | 4,720 | 0.58% | Not independently verified |
Recorded localities
Gazetteer associations; boundary membership not independently verified.
Yakınca (23,063), Hanımçiftliği (13,322), Dilek (7,321)
Comparable database records
Same definition label: province. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 812,580 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Malatya |
|---|---|---|
| Trabzon | 818,023 | +0.7% |
| Ordu | 763,190 | −6.1% |
| Mardin | 870,374 | +7.1% |
| Erzurum | 749,754 | −7.7% |
| Afyonkarahisar | 747,555 | −8.0% |
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 812,580, 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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