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Erzurum

Turkey
City population
767,848
#15
in Turkey
#1
in Erzurum
#719
worldwide
AnkaraErzurum
39.909, 41.277 · 718 km from Ankara
Share of Turkey
0.9%
Of the national population
Elevation
1,914 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
718 km
To Ankara
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
IANA zone identifier

About Erzurum

Turkey's fifteenth-largest listed city by population, Erzurum holds 0.9% of the national population with 767,848 residents. Situated 718 km from Ankara, the city stands at 1,914 m elevation. Pasinler, the nearest listed city, lies 34 km away with a population of 24,553; Hınıs is 71 km distant with 35,472 residents.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Turkey
#15of 416
LargestSmallest
Position in Erzurum
#1of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Turkey
Region
Erzurum
Rank in region
#1of 8
Coordinates
39.909, 41.277
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 416 in Turkey

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

34KMPasinler25K people43KMÇat16K people50KMAşkale15K people71KMHınıs35K people77KMHorasan17K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Erzurum768K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Erzurum compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Erzurum768K

Erzurum Population FAQ

What is the population of Erzurum?

Erzurum has a city population of 767,848. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Erzurum?

Erzurum is in Erzurum, Turkey, 718 km from the capital, Ankara. Its coordinates are 39.909, 41.277.

How big is Erzurum compared with other cities in Turkey?

It is the 15th largest of the 416 cities listed in Turkey, holding 0.9% of the national population.

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