Kirkuk Governorate : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Kirkuk Governorate

Official name

Kirkuk Governorate

Native name

كركوك محافظة

Other name

Kirkuk Province

Settlement type

Province

Country

Iraq

Capital

Kirkuk

Geography

Total Area

3736.1 sq mi (9679 km2)

Demography

Total Population

848000 (2003)

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Kirkuk Governorate ( , , , Turkmen: Kerkük) (or Kirkuk Province) is a province in northern Iraq. The province has an area of 9679 km2 (3737.1 sqmi). In 2003 the estimated population was 848,000 people. The provincial capital is the city of Kirkuk. It is divided into four districts.

From 1976 to 2006, it was named At-Ta'mim Province which means "National Province" and refers to the national ownership of the regional oil and natural gas reserves. Prior to 1976 it had been named Kirkuk Province.