Bitlis Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy): Shapefile & GeoPackage
Bitlis Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy): Shapefile & GeoPackage
Bitlis Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy)
Bitlis neighbourhood boundaries: 472 polygons for the neighbourhoods (mahalle) and villages (köy) in the 7 districts (ilçe) of Bitlis province (il), Türkiye (Turkey). The layer is sold per format, GeoPackage (gpkg) or Shape file at €9.90 each, as a digital download in EPSG:4326.
The provincial centre municipality (il belediyesi) lies in Bitlis Merkez, and each of the other districts has one district municipality (ilçe belediyesi). Bitlis also has 6 town municipalities (belde), most of them in Güroymak (2). Bitlis Merkez has the most units (99, 21% of all units in the province), and Ahlat has the fewest (41 units).
Key features
- Formats: GeoPackage (.gpkg) or Esri Shapefile (.shp), sold as two separate variants, GeoPackage (gpkg) and Shape file; GIS-ready for QGIS, ArcGIS and other GIS software
- Coordinate reference system: WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
- Nesting: every unit lies exactly inside its district and the Bitlis province boundary
- IDs and names: stable Geolocet unit IDs, official unit codes and official unit names, plus Turkish title-case names
- Area coverage: 80% of the province area. Areas outside these polygons are not represented in this layer.
- Version: v5, updated October 2026
Districts (ilçe) in Bitlis
Bitlis has 7 districts. Units per district: Adilcevaz (43), Ahlat (41), Bitlis Merkez (99), Güroymak (54), Hizan (85), Mutki (71), Tatvan (79).
Neighbourhoods (mahalle), villages (köy) and municipalities (belediye) per district in Bitlis:
| District (ilçe) | Mahalle | Köy | Belediye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adilcevaz | 15 | 28 | 2 |
| Ahlat | 15 | 26 | 2 |
| Bitlis Merkez | 22 | 77 | 2 |
| Güroymak | 28 | 26 | 3 |
| Hizan | 10 | 75 | 1 |
| Mutki | 11 | 60 | 2 |
| Tatvan | 22 | 57 | 1 |
Attributes and sample records
Each polygon has 12 fields; Shapefile field names are shortened where needed (for example belediye_id becomes bel_id). Field descriptions are on the Turkey neighbourhood boundaries page. Sample records from Bitlis:
| id | name | name_official | type | belediye_id | belediye_name | district_id | district_name | province_id | province_name | official_code | area_km2 | geometry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90001686 | Akçalı | AKÇALI | köy | 3672795 | Bitlis Merkez | 446883 | Bitlis | 6221 | 2.251 | polygon data | ||
| 90003209 | Arpacık | ARPACIK | köy | 3672797 | Güroymak | 446883 | Bitlis | 6336 | 3.422 | polygon data | ||
| 90002486 | Altınoluk | ALTINOLUK | mahalle | 92001475 | Hizan | 3336185 | Hizan | 446883 | Bitlis | 10825 | 4.017 | polygon data |
| 90003242 | Arpalıseki | ARPALISEKİ | mahalle | 92001479 | Kavakbaşı | 3672799 | Mutki | 446883 | Bitlis | 139662 | 4.077 | polygon data |
| 90000325 | Adabağ | ADABAĞ | köy | 3672801 | Tatvan | 446883 | Bitlis | 6496 | 21.601 | polygon data |
Full national dataset
- Turkey neighbourhood & village boundaries (mahalle & köy): 50,558 units for all 81 provinces with belediye links, nesting exactly with this dataset. A free Yalova sample is available there.
- Turkey districts (ilçe) boundaries: the matching district layer with 973 districts.
The full multi-level national dataset (country, regions, provinces, districts, belediye and 50,558 neighbourhoods and villages) is available on request (contact@geolocet.com).
Frequently asked questions
- How many neighbourhoods and villages does Bitlis have in this dataset?
- The Bitlis layer contains 472 units in 7 districts. 123 of the units are neighbourhoods (mahalle) and 349 are villages (köy).
- Is each neighbourhood linked to its belediye?
- Yes, all 123 neighbourhoods in Bitlis carry the ID and name of their municipality (belediye). 41 of them belong to a town municipality (belde). Villages (köy) lie outside municipalities, so their belediye fields are empty.
- Is there a free sample?
- Yes. The free Yalova sample has every administrative level in GeoPackage and Shapefile format; select Free sample (Yalova) on the Turkey neighbourhood boundaries page.
- Can I get all of Türkiye or other administrative levels?
- Yes. The neighbourhood layers of all 81 provinces also form one national dataset together with the country, region, province, district and belediye layers; it is supplied after an enquiry, as described under Full national dataset.
Dataset metadata
- Dataset name
- Bitlis Neighbourhood and Village Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy)
- Description
- Boundary polygons of the 472 neighbourhoods and villages of Bitlis province, Türkiye, in 7 districts: 123 mahalle and 349 köy. Bitlis Merkez is the district with the most units (99), and the polygons cover 80% of the province area. Each unit has a stable Geolocet ID, its official name and code, its district and province, and neighbourhoods are linked to one of 13 municipalities (belediye). Typical uses are GIS mapping, geocoding, spatial joins and market and logistics analysis. The layer is a paid download in GeoPackage or Shapefile format (EPSG:4326) under the Geolocet terms of service.
- Dataset ID
- geolocet-turkey-neighbourhoods-v5-bitlis
- Publisher
- Geolocet
- Version
- v5 (product version)
- Last updated
- October 2026 (release of v5)
- Reference period
- October 2026: the administrative units as compiled for this release
- Spatial coverage
- Bitlis province (il), Türkiye; bounding box (WGS 84): south 37.9692, west 41.4872, north 39.0241, east 43.2010
- Administrative level and features
- Admin level 8 (mahalle and köy): 472 polygons in 7 districts
- Formats
- GeoPackage (.gpkg) or Shapefile (.shp), one format per variant
- Coordinate reference system
- WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
- Identifiers
- id is a stable Geolocet unit ID (not a government code); official_code is the official administrative unit code; district_id and province_id equal the id of the Geolocet district and province layers
- Geometry
- Boundary polygons compiled by Geolocet from official and open sources and aligned to the district boundaries; the official attributes are the unit names and codes, and the polygons are a GIS representation, not a legally binding boundary delimitation
- Area coverage
- 80% of the province area
- Access
- Paid download: GeoPackage or Shapefile variant
- Licence
- Geolocet terms of service
- Part of
- Turkey Neighbourhood and Village Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy)
- Language
- English, with Turkish names and a Turkish summary
Türkçe özet
Bitlis mahalle sınırları ve köy sınırları (GIS verisi): Bitlis ilindeki 7 ilçede bulunan 472 birimin sınırları Shapefile veya GeoPackage formatında indirilebilir. En fazla birim Bitlis Merkez ilçesindedir (99).