Kirkuk Governorate
governorate of Iraq
Kirkuk Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كركوك Muḥāfaẓat Karkūk, Kurdish: پارێزگای کەرکووک Parêzgay Kerkûk, Syriac: ܟܪܟ ܣܠܘܟ Karḵ Sloḵ, Turkish: Kerkük ili) or Kirkuk Province is a governorate in northern Iraq, with an area of 10,282 km2 (3,970 sq mi).
Kirkuk Governorate
محافظة كركوك
Kerkük ili ܟܪܟ ܣܠܘܟ پارێزگای کەرکووک | |
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Coordinates: 35°22′N 44°8′E / 35.367°N 44.133°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Capital | Kirkuk |
Area | |
• Total | 10,282 km2 (3,970 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,597,876 [1] |
HDI (2021) | 0.705[2] High |
The capital is also called Kirkuk, and 1,597,876 people live in the Governorate.
References
change- ↑ "Kirkūk (Governorate, Iraq) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.