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Tercan

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Tercan

Total population

17,367

Elevation1425 m
Land area1546 km²
WeatherAvg high 62.1°F
Coordinates39.78°, 40.38°

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City facts

Elevation
1425 m
Area
1546 km²
Official website
www.tercan.gov.tr

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Overview

Tercan is a town and seat of Tercan District of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It had a population of 4,846 in 2021.

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History & geography

History

Originally, the main town in the region of Derzene was Pekeriç.

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Geography

Latitude
39.7765
Longitude
40.3830
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
62.1°F
Avg low
37.8°F
Annual precipitation
17.8 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Erzincan

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Geography & sun

Elevation
4,669 ft (1423 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.82
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,759

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
392
Avg daily Wikipedia views
13
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image