Erzincan Province

Erzincan Province

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Province
	Location of the province within Turkey
Country	Turkey
Seat	Erzincan
Government
• Governor	Hamza Aydoğdu
Area	11,815 km2 (4,562 sq mi)
Population (2022)	239,223
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0446
Website	www.erzincan.gov.tr

In Turkey, its capital is also called Erzincan. Its area is 11,815 km², and its population is 239,223 (2022).

Geography

Erzincan is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude. It lies on the Northern Anatolian Fault, where it is often the location for earthquakes such as on 27 December 1939 and 13 March 1992.

History

In September 1935 the third Inspectorate General (Umumi Müfettişlik, UM) was created, into which the Erzincan province was included. Its creation was based on the Law 1164 from June 1927, which was passed in order to Turkefy the population. The Erzincan province was included in this area. The third UM span over the provinces of Erzurum, Artvin, Rize, Trabzon, Kars, Gümüşhane, Erzincan and Ağrı. It was governed by an Inspector General seated in the city of Erzurum. In January 1936, a Fourth Inspectorate-General was established, under which authority the province was transferred. The fourth UM included the provinces of Erzincan, Tunceli, Elazığ and the areas which would become the province of Bingöl. The Fourth UM was governed by a Governor Commander. Most of the employees in the municipalities were to be from the military and the Governor Commander had the authority to evacuate whole villages and resettle them in other areas. The Inspectorates General were dissolved in 1952 during the Government of the Democrat Party.