Kırıkkale Province
| Kırıkkale Province Kırıkkale ili |
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| Province of Turkey | |
 Location of Kırıkkale Province in Turkey |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Central Anatolia |
| Capital | Kırıkkale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,365 km2 (1,685 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 276,647 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0318 |
| Vehicle registration | 71 |
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 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[edit]
Kırıkkale province is divided into 9 districts (capital district in bold):
Gallery[edit]
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Delice River valley near Yeni Yapan
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kırıkkale Province. |
- (Turkish) Kırıkkale governor's official website
- (Turkish) Kırıkkale municipality's official website
- (English) Kırıkkale weather forecast information
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Coordinates: 39°52′11″N 33°42′58″E / 39.86972°N 33.71611°E
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