| Malatya Province Malatya ili |
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| — Province of Turkey — | |
| Location of Malatya Province in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Eastern Anatolia |
| Capital | Malatya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,313 km2 (4,754.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 740,643 |
| • Density | 60.2/km2 (155.8/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0422 |
| Vehicle registration | 44 |
| Website | malatya.gov.tr |
Malatya Province (Turkish: Malatya ili ) is a province of Turkey. It is part of a larger mountainous area. The capital of the province is Malatya (in Hittite: Milid or Maldi, meaning "city of honey"), which has many residents. Malatya is famous for its apricots. The area of Malatya province is 12,313 km². Malatya Province has 740,643 inhabitants. The population was 853,658 in 2000. The city of Malatya has a population of 381,081 (2000).
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Malatya is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
Malatya province is divided into 14 districts (capital district in bold):
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