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Mersin Province

Mersin Province
Mersin ili
Province and metropolitan municipality
Mersin coastline
Mersin coastline
Location of the province within Turkey
Location of the province within Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatMersin
Government
 • MayorVahap Seçer[1] (CHP)
 • ValiAli Hamza Pehlivan
Area
16,010 km2 (6,180 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,916,432
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0324
Websitewww.mersin.bel.tr
www.mersin.gov.tr

Mersin Province (Turkish: Mersin ili), formerly İçel Province (Turkish: İçel ili), is a province and metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. Its area is 16,010 km2,[3] and its population is 1,916,432 (2022).[2] The provincial capital and the biggest city in the province is Mersin, which is composed of four municipalities and district governorates: Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir. Next largest is Tarsus, the birthplace of Paul the Apostle. The province is considered to be a part of the geographical, economical and cultural region of Çukurova, which covers the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye and Hatay.

The capital of the province is the city of Mersin.

  1. ^ "Belediye Başkanımız". Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  2. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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