Bingöl province
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Bingöl Province Bingöl ili |
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| Province of Turkey | |
 Location of Bingöl Province in Turkey |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Central East Anatolia |
| Subregion | Malatya |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | Bingöl |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,125 km2 (3,137 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 255,170 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0426 |
| Vehicle registration | 12 |
Bingöl Province (Turkish: Bingöl ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Bîngolê) (Armenian: Ճապաղջուր Chapaghjur, Zazaki: Çewlîg, Northern Kurdish: Çewlîg) is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. The province was created in 1946 out of parts of Elazığ and Erzincan. The new province was known as Çapakçur Province until 1950. Its neighbouring provinces are Tunceli, Erzurum, Muş, Diyarbakır, Erzincan and Elazığ. The province covers an area of 8,125 km² and has a population of 255,170. The main spoken languages are Turkish and Zazaki/Kurdish. The capital is Bingöl. The majority of the province's population is Zaza.
Bingöl province is divided into 8 districts (capital district in bold):
Coordinates: 39°02′28″N 40°40′33″E / 39.04111°N 40.67583°E
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