Kirkuk Governorate | |
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Coordinates: 35°22′N 44°8′E / 35.367°N 44.133°E | |
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Capital | Kirkuk |
Government | |
• Type | Provincial government |
Area | |
• Total | 9,679 km2 (3,737 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,597,876 |
Official language(s) | Arabic, Kurdish, Syriac and Turkish |
HDI (2018) | 0.708[2] high · 1st of 17 |
Kirkuk Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كركوك, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Karkūk;[3] Kurdish: پارێزگای کەرکووک, romanized: Parêzgeha Kerkûkê/Parêzgayi Kerkûk;[4][5] Turkish: Kerkük ili[6][7]) or Kirkuk Province is a governorate in northern Iraq. The governorate has an area of 9,679 square kilometres (3,737 sq mi). In 2017, the estimated population was 1,259,561 people.[8] The provincial capital is the city of Kirkuk. It is divided into four districts.
The province was named Kirkuk Governorate until 1976, when it was named At-Ta'mim Governorate, meaning "nationalization", referring to the national ownership of the regional oil and natural gas reserves. In 2006, the name "Kirkuk Governorate" was restored.[citation needed]
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