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Province and metropolitan municipality in Turkey
Mersin Province
Mersin ili
Province and metropolitan municipality
Mersin coastline
Location of the province within Turkey
Country
Turkey
Seat
Mersin
Government
• Mayor
Vahap Seçer[1] (CHP)
• Vali
Ali Hamza Pehlivan
Area
16,010 km2 (6,180 sq mi)
Population
(2022)[2]
1,916,432
• Density
120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code
0324
Website
www.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.
^"Belediye Başkanımız". Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
^ ab"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^"İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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