Erzincan (Province)

Erzincan
Province number:	24
Counties
Basic data
Coordinates:	39 ° 41 ′ N , 39 ° 20 ′ E Coordinates: 39 ° 41 ′ N , 39 ° 20 ′ E
Provincial capital:	Erzincan
Region:	Eastern Anatolia
Surface:	11,815 km²
Population:	236,034 (2018)
Population density:	20 inhabitants per km²
Political
Governor:	Ali Arslantaş
Seats in Parliament:	2
Structural
Telephone code:	0446
Features :	24
Website
	www.erzincan.gov.tr (Turkish)

Erzincan ( Zaza and Kurdish Erzingan , Erzıngan ; Armenian Երզնկա (transcription: Erznka )) is a province in eastern Turkey with the capital of the same name, Erzincan . Neighboring provinces are Erzurum in the east , Siva in the west , Tunceli in the south, Bingöl in the south-east , Elazığ and Malatya in the south-west , Gümüşhane and Bayburt in the north and Giresun in the north-west . Erzincan lies at an altitude of 1185 m.

Administrative division

The following nine districts belong to the province of Erzincan

Çayırlı (Kurdish: Mans , Zazaisch : Manse )
Erzincan
İliç

Kemah (Kurdish and Zazaese : Kemax )

Kemaliye (Kurdish: Êgin , Zazaish: Egın )

Otlukbeli (Kurdish: Qerequlax )

Refahiye (Kurdish: Gercan )
Tercan (Kurdish and Zazaese : Têrcan )

Üzümlü (Kurdish: Cîmîn , Zazaisch: Cimıne )

Statistical features over the nine circles:

district	Area ¹ (km²)	Population (2018) ²		Number of Units			Density (Ew / km²)	urban share (in%)	Sex ratio ³	Founding date ^4.5
district	Area ¹ (km²)	District ( İlçe )	Administrative headquarters (Merkez)	Municipalities (Belediye)	City quarter (Mahalle)	Villages (Köy)	Density (Ew / km²)	urban share (in%)	Sex ratio ³	Founding date ^4.5
Çayırlı	1,062	9,032	3,221	1	3	47	8.50	35.66	937	06/01/1954
Archincan Merkez	1,521	157.452	141.018	3	85	59	103.52	91.78	972
İliç	1,382	8,922	3,829	1	4th	58	6.46	42.92	922
Kemah	2,311	8,167	2,781	1	10	73	3.53	34.05	1023
Kemaliye	1,207	5,555	2,256	1	11	61	4.60	40.61	926
Otlukbeli	320	2,437	1,458	1	3	10	7.62	59.83	925	May 20, 1990
Refahiye	1,808	12,456	4,540	1	4th	121	6.89	36.45	872
Tercan	1,614	17,623	5,244	4th	17th	70	10.92	61.97	927
Üzümlü	591	14,390	8,584	2	18th	23	24.35	71.15	999	07/05/1987
PROVINCE of Erzİncan	11,815	236.034		15th	155	522	19.98	77.85	961

Sources
¹ Area 2014
² Population update on December 31, 2018
³ Gender ratio : number of women per 1000 men (calculated)
⁴ PDF file of the Ministry of the Interior
⁵ districts that were only formed after the establishment of Turkey (1923).

population

Turks , Kurds and Zaza live in the province of Erzincan .

Results of the population extrapolation

The following table shows the annual population development at the end of the year after updating by the addressable population register (ADNKS) introduced in 2007. In addition, the population growth rate and the sex ratio (ie number of women per 1000 men) are listed. The 2011 census found 214,863 inhabitants, which is over 102,000 fewer than in the 2000 census.

year	Population at the end of the year			Population growth rate (in%)	Gender ratio (women per 1000 men)	Rank (among 81 provinces)
year	total	male	Female	Population growth rate (in%)	Gender ratio (women per 1000 men)	Rank (among 81 provinces)
2018	236.034	120,348	115,686	1.95	961	70
2017	231,511	118,591	112,920	2.42	952	70
2016	226.032	114.075	111,957	1.40	981	70
2015	222.918	113.158	109,760	−0.32	970	70
2014	223,633	112,845	110,788	1.65	982	69
2013	219.996	111,568	108,428	0.97	972	70
2012	217.886	110,569	107,317	1.21	971	69
2011	215.277	109,583	105,694	−4.30	965	69
2010	224,949	118,876	106,073	5.47	892	69
2009	213.288	108,920	104,368	1.25	958	69
2008	210,645	107,415	103.230	−1.35	961	69
2007	213,538	110.282	103.256	-	936	69
2000	316.841	172.206	144,635		840	59

Census results

The following tables show the population of Erzincan Province documented in the 14 censuses .
The values in the table on the left are taken from e-books (from the original documents), the values in the table on the right come from the data query of the Turkish statistical institute TÜIK - available on this website:

year	population		rank
year	province	Turkey	rank
1927	132,325	13,648,270	45
1935	157.344	16.158.018	49
1940	158,498	17,820,950	50
1945	171,868	18,790,174	50
1950	197,770	20,947,188	47
1955	215.504	24,064,763	49
1960	243.005	27,754,820	49

year	population		rank
year	province	Turkey	rank
1965	258,586	31,391,421	53
1970	276.122	35.605.176	53
1975	283,683	40,347,719	53
1980	282.022	44,736,957	54
1985	299,985	50,664,458	54
1990	299.251	56.473.035	57
2000	316.841	67,803,927	59

Number of provinces in relation to the census years:

1927, 1940 to 1950: 63 provinces
1935: 57 provinces
1955: 67 provinces
1960 to 1985: 73 provinces
1990: 73 provinces
2000: 81 provinces

religion

Both Sunnis and Alevis live in Erzincan . Originally about half of Erzincan's population are Alevis. As the majority of the villages are Alevi, Alevis were far more affected by emigration than Sunnis.

Hidir Abdal Sultan is a saint among the Alevis. His tomb is in the village of Ocak (Kemaliye). He was the son of Karaca Ahmet Sultan. Hidir Abdal Sultan founded an Alevi order and, like his father, spread Alevism in Anatolia. On the occasion of his honor, a ceremony takes place in his village every August.

Hasan Efendi's tomb in the village of Başköy (Çayirli) is also a famous and important saint among the Alevis.

earthquake

Erzincan is located in a highly prone earthquake area . During the Erzincan earthquake in 1939 , the city of Erzincan was completely destroyed. The last major quake occurred in 1992 with a magnitude of 6.8 and around 650 deaths.

Attractions

One of the most famous attractions is the Çağlayan Waterfall, which is located in the Çağlayan Municipality and is approximately 35 km from the city. There are a few restaurants and picnic areas down by the waterfall, which are particularly popular in the summer months. At the top of the mountain is the Kırklar Türbesi , a tomb visited by Alevis.

history

Erzincan belonged to the empire of the Hurrites until the Hittites conquered this area. After the fall of the Hittites around 1200 BC The Urartians ruled from 900 BC. BC Erzincan was on the northern border of their empire. After the defeat of the Urartians against the Assyrians and the invasion of the Scythians and Cimmerians , this area came under the rule of the Medes . 550 BC Here too the Medes were replaced by the Persians . After that, the area was part of Armenia . After Alexander the Great , from 70 BC The Romans after their victory over the Armenian king Tigranes II over Erzincan. Erzincan became the scene of the Byzantine battles against the Parthians and Sassanids . In 629 the Byzantines under Heraklios captured Erzincan from the Sassanids. Habib bin Mesleme conquered Erzincan in 655 under the Caliph Osman . After being reconquered by the Byzantines, the Vali of Malatya recaptured Erzincan for the Arabs in 859 . Mengücek Ahmet Gazi conquered Erzincan for the Turkmen ruler Alp Arslan around 1110 and founded a family dynasty here, which did not last long.

In 1228 Erzincan fell to the Seljuk Kai Kobad I. A little later the Mongols plundered the area. Erzincan remained under the rule of the Ilkhan until 1335 . After the Akkoyunlar and the first rule of the Ottomans , Erzincan fell to Timur in 1402 . After Timur the Akkoyunlar ruled until 1473, which were then defeated by the Ottomans.

On August 11, 1473, the Battle of Otlukbeli took place in Erzincan . Fatih Sultan Mehmet with 100,000 Ottoman soldiers from Western Anatolia met Uzun Hasan and his 70,000 Akkoyunlu soldiers from Eastern Anatolia. The battle ended in defeat for Uzun Hasan.

In 1502, Shah Ismail from Iran conquered Erzincan and made it his base. But after 1514 Erzincan finally came under the rule of the Ottomans.

In the summer of 1915 the Russian general, who was also the leader of the Russian Caucasian Army and victor of the Battle of Sarıkamış , General Yudenich advanced to Central Anatolia and reached Erzincan.

The next big event was the displacement of the Armenian population in 1915. In 1923, Erzincan became part of Turkey.