Şanlıurfa — province population
Şanlıurfa has a recorded base population of 2,170,110 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
Şanlıurfa UN urban centre: 739,807 people (2025), smaller than the displayed province figure of 2,170,110. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 449,549; the UN value is larger (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 Şanlıurfa
13 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 13 of 13 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 1,877,043; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed province denominator 2,170,110; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyyübiye | 360,509 | 16.61% | Not independently verified |
| Haliliye | 347,682 | 16.02% | Not independently verified |
| Siverek | 267,942 | 12.35% | Not independently verified |
| Viranşehir | 207,315 | 9.55% | Not independently verified |
| Karaköprü | 103,495 | 4.77% | Not independently verified |
| Suruç | 100,961 | 4.65% | Not independently verified |
| Akçakale | 95,709 | 4.41% | Not independently verified |
| Birecik | 93,613 | 4.31% | Not independently verified |
| Ceylanpınar | 90,440 | 4.17% | Not independently verified |
| Harran | 75,742 | 3.49% | Not independently verified |
| Bozova | 52,680 | 2.43% | Not independently verified |
| Hilvan | 42,218 | 1.95% | Not independently verified |
| Halfeti | 38,737 | 1.79% | Not independently verified |
Recorded localities
Gazetteer associations; boundary membership not independently verified.
Konuklu (7,813)
Comparable database records
Same definition label: province. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 2,170,110 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Şanlıurfa |
|---|---|---|
| Gaziantep | 2,154,051 | −0.7% |
| İzmit | 2,079,072 | −4.2% |
| Adana | 2,274,106 | +4.8% |
| Konya | 2,296,347 | +5.8% |
| Mersin | 1,954,279 | −9.9% |
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 2,170,110, 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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