Van, Turkey

Van is one of 81 primary administrative regions in Turkey with a population of approximately 1,149,342 people.

Facts and figures on Van at a glance

Region name: Van (Van)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 1,149,342 people
Country: Turkey
Continent: Asia

The regional headquarters of Van (Van) is located in the regional capital Van (Van) with a population of 525,016 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Van's regional capital Van to Turkey's capital Ankara (Ankara) is approximately 923 km (573 mi).

Facts and figures about Van
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Van Van1,149,342 peopleVan Van525,016 people

Compare with other regions in Turkey.

Map of Van

Map of Van

Information on Van

Information on Van
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Van VanVan Van14TurkeyAsia

Time in Van

Time in Van
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 9:29am (09:29h)NoWed, 24 Apr 2024 - 9:29am (09:29h)UTC +3.0Europe/Istanbul

Geographic coordinates of Van

Latitude & Longitude of Van
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map38°24'26.5"N (38.4073600°)43°43'04.0"E (43.7177900°)

Subregions in Van

There are 14 administrative subregions in Van.
Subregions in Van
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Bahcesaray Ilcesi Bahçesaray İlçesi1.16,819--
Baskale Ilcesi Başkale İlçesi2.58,963--
Caldiran Ilcesi Çaldıran İlçesi3.66,624--
Catak Ilcesi Çatak İlçesi4.23,440--
Edremit Edremit5.105,506--
Ercis Erciş6.170,124--
Gevas Ilcesi Gevaş İlçesi7.---
Guerpinar Ilcesi Gürpınar İlçesi8.38,811--
Ipekyolu İpekyolu9.274,902--
Merkez Merkez10.---
Muradiye / Berkri Muradiye / Berkri11.51,340Muradiye Muradiye-
OEzalp Ilcesi Özalp İlçesi12.73,013--
Saray Ilcesi Saray İlçesi13.22,793--
Tusba Tuşba14.138,123--

External sources of information on Van

Van on Wikipedia