Kırıkkale_Province

Kırıkkale Province

Kırıkkale Province

Province in Turkey

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]

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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.[verification needed]

Districts

Kırıkkale province is divided into 9 districts (capital district in bold):[4][5]

See also

References

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