See also: Van
The province of Van is one of the 81 Province S (in Turkish: it , in the singular, and iller in the plural) of the Turkey.
Its Turkish prefecture (: valiliği ) is in the éponyme city Van.
Geography
Its surface is of 19.069 km ².
Population
With the census of 2005, the province was populated approximately 988.260 inhabitants, that is to say a
Population density of approximately 51 hab. /km ².
Administration
The province is managed by a Turkish prefect (:
vali )
Subdivisions
The province is divided into twelve Turkish districts (:
ilçe , in the singular): Bahçesaray, Başkale, Çaldıran, Çatak, Edremit, Erciş, Gevaş, Gürpınar, Muradiye, Özalp, Saray and Van.
External bonds
- : Van Valiliği (site of the prefecture of Van)
Simple: Van Province