Elazığ Province

Elâzığ Province (Turkish: Elâzığ ili) is a province of Turkey with its seat in the city of Elâzığ. The source of the Euphrates river is located in this province. The province has a population of 552,646 as of 2010. The population of the province was 569,616 in 2000 and 498,225 in 1990. The total area of the province is 9,153 square kilometres (3,534 sq mi), 826 km (319 sq mi) of which is covered by reservoirs and natural lakes. The current governor of the province is Muammer Erol (since 2006). On March 8, 2010, the province suffered an earthquake of magnitude 6.0, killing 42 people. Elâzığ is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude. Elâzığ province is divided into 11 districts (capital district in bold):