Gümüşhane Province
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 Gümüşhane Province |
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| Region: | Black Sea Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 6,575 (km²) |
| Total Population | 191,474 TUIK 2006 (est) |
| Licence plate code: | 29 |
| Area code: | 0406 |
| Governor Website | http://www.gumushane.gov.tr |
| Weather forecast | turkeyforecast.com/weather/gumushane |
Gümüşhane Province is a province in northern Turkey, bordering Bayburt to the east, Trabzon to the north, Giresun and Erzincan to the west. It covers an area of 6,575 km² and has a population of 191,474 in 2006. The population was 186,953 in 2000. The name Gümüşhane means silver house. The city has a rich mining (silver and bronze) history and was the source of exports for Trabzon. The ancient Greek name of the city was Θήρα (Thera) meaning, gate or doorway.
[edit] Districts
Gümüşhane province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold):
[edit] External links
- Information and news about and from Gümüşhane (Turkish)
- Information and news about and from Gümüşhanespor (Turkish)
- Municipality's official website
- Information about Gümüşhane (Turkish)
- Information and news about and from Gümüşhane (Turkish)
- Gümüşhane weather forecast information
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