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
Location of Kirkuk Governorate
Coordinates: 35°22′N 44°8′E / 35.367°N 44.133°E / 35.367; 44.133
Country Iraq
CapitalKirkuk
Area
 • Total10,282 km2 (3,970 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total1,597,876 [1]
HDI (2021)0.705[2]
High

The capital is also called Kirkuk, and 1,597,876 people live in the Governorate.

References

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  1. "Kirkūk (Governorate, Iraq) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.