Keban

Keban is a town of Elazığ Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Keban District. Its population is 5,906 (2022). In the local elections 2024 the Nationalist Movement Party candidate Yücel Doğan was elected as Mayor.

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Turkey place.type: municipality
Turkey place.image_skyline: Keban barajı-Keban-Elazığ - panoramio - HALUK COMERTEL (1).jpg
Turkey place.image_caption: Keban Dam
Turkey place.province: Elazığ
Turkey place.district: Keban
Turkey place.leader_party: MHP
Turkey place.leader_name: Yücel Doğan
Turkey place.elevation_m: 780
Turkey place.population_total: 5906
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.blank1_name: Climate
Turkey place.blank1_info: Csa
Turkey place.postal_code: 23700

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Keban
Population: 8409
Area: 510
Elevation: 780
Official website: www.keban.gov.tr

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name in kana: ケバン
postal code: 23700
native label: Keban
Commons category: Keban
urban population: 4022
rural population: 2188

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Keban is in the west of Elazığ Province and 46 km away from the province center. In the west of Keban, there is Arapgir District of Malatya Province, in the north there is Çemişgezek District of Tunceli Province, at northwest, Ağın District, in the south, Baskil district, it has the second largest dam of Turkey, Keban Dam.