Gümüşhane Province
province in northeastern Turkey
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Gümüşhane Province is a province of Turkey [1] located in Turkey [2] on the continent of Asia [3]. Its capital is the city of Gümüşhane , and Turkish is the official language [3]. As of 2021, the population was 140,000 [4]. The province covers an area of 6,600 square kilometers and has an elevation of 1,300 meters [5].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Capital: Gümüşhane[6]
- Official language: Turkish[7]
- Shares border with: Trabzon Province[8], Bayburt Province[9], Erzincan Province[10], Giresun Province[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Gümüşhane[12], Kelkit[13], Köse[14], Kürtün[15], Şiran[16], Torul[17], Köse district[18], Torul district[19], Şiran district[20], Kelkit district[21], Kürtün district[22], Gümüşhane district[23]
- Postal code: 29000–29999[24]
- Part of: Trabzon Subregion[25]
- Commons category: Gümüşhane Province[26]
- Licence plate code: 29[27]
- Local dialing code: 406[28]
- Official website: http://www.gumushane.bel.tr/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gümüşhane Province[30]
- Population: 162,748[31], 140,192[32]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Gümüşhane Province[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Gümüşhane Province[34]
- Number of households: 47,443[35]
- Female population: 69,843[36]
- Male population: 70,349[37]
- Native label: Gümüşhane ili[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Gümüşhane Province[39]
- Name in kana: ギュミュシュハーネ[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 1300 m[41]
- Area: 6575 km²[42], 6668 km²[43]
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Climate and Environment
Gümüşhane Province's Köppen climate classification is recorded as warm-summer Mediterranean climate[44].
Why It Matters
Gümüşhane Province has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]