Kırıkkale Province

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Kırıkkale Province
Kırıkkale ili
Location of Kırıkkale Province in Turkey
Location of Kırıkkale Province in Turkey
CountryTurkey
RegionCentral Anatolia
SubregionKırıkkale
Government
 • Electoral districtKırıkkale
Area
 • Total4,365 km2 (1,685 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total286,602
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Area code(s)0318
Vehicle registration71

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.[verification needed]

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):[verification needed]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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Coordinates: 39°52′11″N 33°42′58″E / 39.86972°N 33.71611°E / 39.86972; 33.71611


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