Mersin Province

Mersin Province is a province in southern Turkey. It is on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana.

Name

In 2002, the province's name was changed from İçel to Mersin. The province retained the license plate number of 33, İçel having been the 33rd in the alphabetical order of Turkish province names.

Geography

87% of the land area is mountain. About 50% of the population of the province is younger than 24 years of age. 68% were born in Mersin. The literacy rate is 89%.

Districts

Districts of Mersin Province

Mersin Province is divided into thirteen districts. Four of them are actually included within the municipality of Mersin city (shown in boldface letters).

• Anamur
• Aydıncık
• Gülnar
• Akdeniz
• Mezitli
• Toroslar
• Yenişehir
• Bozyazı
• Çamlıyayla
• Erdemli
• Mut
• Silifke
• Tarsus

Population of the province

In the table below, the four second-level municipalities are merged within Mersin proper.

Name of the district	Population (urban area)	Population (district total, including rural area)
Mersin	842,230	888,803
Anamur	34,227	62,702
Aydıncık	8,004	11,651
Bozyazı	15,615	26,295
Çamlıyayla	2,861	9,847
Erdemli	45,241	125,391
Gülnar	8,357	19,141
Mut	28,966	63,673
Silifke	51,684	113,404
Tarsus	233,436	308,681