Van — province population
Van has a recorded base population of 1,128,749 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
Van UN urban centre: 590,314 people (2025), smaller than the displayed province figure of 1,128,749. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 525,016; 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 Van
13 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 13 of 13 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 1,090,244; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed province denominator 1,128,749; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| İpekyolu | 274,902 | 24.35% | Not independently verified |
| Erciş | 171,000 | 15.15% | Not independently verified |
| Tuşba | 138,123 | 12.24% | Not independently verified |
| Edremit | 127,819 | 11.32% | Not independently verified |
| Özalp | 73,013 | 6.47% | Not independently verified |
| Çaldıran | 66,624 | 5.90% | Not independently verified |
| Başkale | 58,963 | 5.22% | Not independently verified |
| Muradiye / Berkri | 51,340 | 4.55% | Not independently verified |
| Gürpınar | 38,811 | 3.44% | Not independently verified |
| Gevaş | 26,597 | 2.36% | Not independently verified |
| Çatak | 23,440 | 2.08% | Not independently verified |
| Saray | 22,793 | 2.02% | Not independently verified |
| Bahçesaray | 16,819 | 1.49% | 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 1,128,749 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Van |
|---|---|---|
| Tekirdağ | 1,142,451 | +1.2% |
| Aydın | 1,148,241 | +1.7% |
| Kahramanmaraş | 1,177,436 | +4.3% |
| Adapazarı | 1,080,080 | −4.3% |
| Denizli | 1,056,332 | −6.4% |
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 1,128,749, 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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