Map of Tunceli, Turkey

Tunceli is the administrative centre of Tunceli, Turkey, with a population of about 35,161. It lies at 39.0992°N, 39.5435°E. Tunceli is about 581 km (361 mi) east of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Akçapınar, 55 km to the west.

Tunceli at a glance

Where is Tunceli?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 25 min on the shortest day to 14 h 55 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tunceli

• Akçapınar — 55 km west
• Elazığ — 55 km southwest
• Cimin — 69 km north
• Erzincan — 71 km north
• Bingöl — 86 km east
• Ergani — 94 km south
• Malatya — 135 km southwest
• Bayburt — 141 km northeast
• Gümüşhane — 151 km north
• Şebin Karahisar — 163 km northwest

Largest cities in Tunceli

• Akçapınar — 84,366

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.