Kırıkkale Province
Kırıkkale ili | |
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Country | Turkey |
Seat | Kırıkkale |
Government | |
• Vali | Mehmet Makas |
Area | 4,791 km2 (1,850 sq mi) |
Population (2022)
[1] | 277,046 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Area code | 0318 |
Website |
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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 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]
Kırıkkale province is divided into 9 districts (capital district in bold): [4] [5]
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