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. Its area is 4,791 km2,[2] and its population is 277,046 (2022).[1] With its rapid population growth it has become an industrial center. The province was established in 1989 from part of Ankara Province.[3] The provincial capital is Kırıkkale.[4]

Kırıkkale Province
Kırıkkale ili
Province
Çeşnigir Bridge
Çeşnigir Bridge
Location of the province within Turkey
Location of the province within Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatKırıkkale
Government
 • ValiMehmet Makas
Area
4,791 km2 (1,850 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
277,046
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0318
Websitewww.kirikkale.gov.tr
A view from Kırıkkale

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):[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. Kanun No. 3578, Resmî Gazete, 21 June 1989.
  4. İl Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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