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Tekirdağ Province

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Also known as TR-59, Tekirdağ ili

province in northwestern Turkey

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Tekirdağ Province is a region located in northwestern Turkey that serves as an important area in the country's European portion. It matters because of its strategic location and role in Turkey's geography and economy.

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Official website

T.C. Tekirdağ Valiliği

T.C. Tekirdağ Valiliği Resmi İnternet Sitesi

tekirdag.gov.tr

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Wikidata facts

Country
Turkey
Located in
Turkey
Continent
Europe
Capital
Tekirdağ
Official language
Turkish
Population
1187162
Area
6190
Elevation
10
Body of water
Sea of Marmara
Shares border with
Çanakkale Province
Official website
www.tekirdag.gov.tr
Image
Tekirdağ Districts.svg
Households
381082
Life expectancy
79.66
Dialing code
282
Licence plate code
59
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Commons category
Tekirdağ Province
topic's main category
Category:Tekirdağ Province
category for people born here
Category:Births in Tekirdağ Province
category of associated people
Category:People from Tekirdağ Province
native label
Tekirdağ ili
postal code
59000–59999
male population
595133
female population
571926
different from
Tekirdağ
annual number of weddings
7697
suicide rate
5.80
mean age
35.61
total fertility rate
2.95
minimum temperature record
-13.5
maximum temperature record
40.2
name in kana
テキルダー
water as percent of area
0.88
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Encyclopedic overview

Tekirdağ Province (Turkish: Tekirdağ ili, pronounced [teˈciɾdaː]) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 6,190 km, and its population is 1,142,451 (2022). It is located in the East Thrace region of the country, also known as European Turkey, one of only three provinces entirely within continental Europe. Tekirdağ Province is bordered by Istanbul Province to the east, Kırklareli Province to the north, Edirne Province to the west, and the Gallipoli peninsula of Çanakkale Province to the south. Tekirdağ is the capital of the province, and the third largest city in European Turkey after Istanbul and Çorlu.

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