Kirkuk Governorate
Kirkuk Governorate | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | محافظة كركوك (Muḥāfaẓat Karkūk) |
| • Kurdish | پارێزگای کەرکووک (Parêzgayi Kerkûk) |
| • Turkmen | Kerkük Valiliği |
| • Syriac | ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܟܪܟܘܟ (hēwparkīyā dKarkūk) |
| Coordinates: 35°22′N 44°8′E / 35.367°N 44.133°E | |
| Country | Iraq (Disputed territories of Northern Iraq) |
| Capital | Kirkuk |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial government |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,679 km2 (3,737 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,597,876 |
| ISO 3166 code | IQ-KI |
| Official language(s) | Arabic, Kurdish, Syriac and Turkish |
| HDI (2018) | 0.708 high · 1st of 17 |
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Kirkuk Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كركوك, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Karkūk; Kurdish: پارێزگای کەرکووک, romanized: Parêzgeha Kerkûkê/Parêzgayi Kerkûk; Turkish: Kerkük Valiliği) 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. 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.