Kırıkkale Province
Kırıkkale Province (Turkish: Kırıkkale ili) is a province of Turkey. It is located on the crossroads of major highways east of Ankara leading east to the Black Sea region. With its rapid population growth it has become an industrial center. The provincial capital is Kırıkkale.
Kırıkkale Province Kırıkkale ili | |
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 Location of Kırıkkale Province in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Central Anatolia |
| Subregion | Kırıkkale |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | Kırıkkale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,365 km2 (1,685 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 286,602 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0318 |
| Vehicle registration | 71 |
Kırıkkale is a rapidly growing town in central Turkey, on the Ankara-Kayseri railway near the Kızılırmak River. Formerly a village, it owes its rapid rise in population mainly to the establishment of steel mills in the 1950s. These works, among the largest in the country, specialize in high-quality alloy steel and machinery. In the 1960s chemical plants were added.
Districts
Kırıkkale province is divided into 9 districts (capital district in bold):
Gallery
Delice River valley near Yeni Yapan
References
- "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kırıkkale Province. |
- (in Turkish) Kırıkkale governor's official website
- (in Turkish) Kırıkkale municipality's official website
- (in English) Kırıkkale weather forecast information
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