Tunceli Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy): Shapefile & GeoPackage
Tunceli Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy): Shapefile & GeoPackage
Tunceli Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy)
Tunceli neighbourhood boundaries: 411 polygons for the neighbourhoods (mahalle) and villages (köy) in the 8 districts (ilçe) of Tunceli 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 Tunceli Merkez, and each of the other districts has one district municipality (ilçe belediyesi). Tunceli also has 1 town municipality (belde), in Mazgirt. Mazgirt has the most units (78, 19% of all units in the province), and Nazımiye has the fewest (26 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 Tunceli province boundary
- IDs and names: stable Geolocet unit IDs, official unit codes and official unit names, plus Turkish title-case names
- Area coverage: 97% of the province area. Areas outside these polygons are not represented in this layer.
- Version: v5, updated October 2026
Districts (ilçe) in Tunceli
Tunceli has 8 districts. Units per district: Çemişgezek (41), Hozat (34), Mazgirt (78), Nazımiye (26), Ovacık (65), Pertek (50), Pülümür (54), Tunceli Merkez (63).
Neighbourhoods (mahalle), villages (köy) and municipalities (belediye) per district in Tunceli:
| District (ilçe) | Mahalle | Köy | Unclassified | Belediye |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Çemişgezek | 7 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| Hozat | 3 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| Mazgirt | 10 | 68 | 0 | 2 |
| Nazımiye | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Ovacık | 3 | 62 | 0 | 1 |
| Pertek | 5 | 45 | 0 | 1 |
| Pülümür | 5 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
| Tunceli Merkez | 8 | 53 | 2 | 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 Tunceli:
| id | name | name_official | type | belediye_id | belediye_name | district_id | district_name | province_id | province_name | official_code | area_km2 | geometry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90000898 | Akdüven | AKDÜVEN | köy | 3658651 | Mazgirt | 447075 | Tunceli | 31473 | 14.379 | polygon data | ||
| 90000159 | 94 Mahallesi | 94 MAHALLESİ | mahalle | 92003767 | Ovacık | 3658655 | Ovacık | 447075 | Tunceli | 196409 | 3.394 | polygon data |
| 90000841 | Akdemir | AKDEMİR | köy | 3658657 | Pertek | 447075 | Tunceli | 31602 | 16.881 | polygon data | ||
| 90003633 | Atatürk | ATATÜRK | mahalle | 92003764 | Pülümür | 3658659 | Pülümür | 447075 | Tunceli | 80243 | 6.381 | polygon data |
| 90001984 | Alaçık | ALAÇIK | köy | 3658661 | Tunceli Merkez | 447075 | Tunceli | 31352 | 119.110 | 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 Tunceli have in this dataset?
- The Tunceli layer contains 411 units in 8 districts. 42 of the units are neighbourhoods (mahalle) and 365 are villages (köy), and 4 units are unclassified.
- Is each neighbourhood linked to its belediye?
- Yes, all 42 neighbourhoods in Tunceli carry the ID and name of their municipality (belediye). 8 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
- Tunceli Neighbourhood and Village Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy)
- Description
- Boundary polygons of the 411 neighbourhoods and villages of Tunceli province, Türkiye, in 8 districts: 42 mahalle, 365 köy and 4 unclassified. Mazgirt is the district with the most units (78), and the polygons cover 97% 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 9 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-tunceli
- 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
- Tunceli province (il), Türkiye; bounding box (WGS 84): south 38.7632, west 38.7319, north 39.6150, east 40.4038
- Administrative level and features
- Admin level 8 (mahalle and köy): 411 polygons in 8 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
- 97% 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
Tunceli mahalle sınırları ve köy sınırları (GIS verisi): Tunceli ilindeki 8 ilçede bulunan 411 birimin sınırları Shapefile veya GeoPackage formatında indirilebilir. En fazla birim Mazgirt ilçesindedir (78).