Çanakkale Province
province in northwestern Turkey
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Summary
Çanakkale Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of province of turkey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,829 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Marmara[5], Dardanelles[6], Aegean Sea[7], Edremit Gulf[8]
- Continent: Europe[9], Asia[10]
- Capital: Çanakkale[11]
- Official language: Turkish[12]
- Shares border with: Edirne Province[13], Tekirdağ Province[14], Balıkesir Province[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ayvacık[16], Bayramiç[17], Biga[18], Bozcaada district[19], Çan[20], Çanakkale[21], Eceabat[22], Ezine[23], Gelibolu[24], Gökçeada district[25], Lapseki[26], Yenice[27], Ezine district[28], Biga district[29]
- Postal code: 17000–17999[30]
- Part of: Balıkesir Subregion[31]
- Commons category: Çanakkale Province[32]
- Licence plate code: 17[33]
- Local dialing code: 286[34]
- Official website: http://www.canakkale.gov.tr/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Çanakkale Province[36]
- Population: 540,662[37], 524,498[38]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Çanakkale Province[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Çanakkale Province[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Çanakkale Province[41]
- Number of households: 214,285[42]
- Female population: 261,045[43]
- Male population: 263,453[44]
- Native label: Çanakkale ili[45]
- Category for people buried here: Q32736620[46]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Çanakkale Province[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 9737 km²[48] and 9817 km²[49]. Çanakkale Province sits at an elevation of 5 m[50].
Why It Matters
Çanakkale Province has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]