Kirkuk Province

Kirkuk Province كركوك محافظة Kirkuk Governorate
—  Province  —
Coordinates: 35°22′N 44°8′E
Country	Iraq
Capital	Kirkuk
Area
• Total	9,679 km2 (3,737 sq mi)
Population (2003)
• Total	848,000

Kirkuk Province (Arabic: كركوك‎ Karkūk, Kurdish: Kerkûk, Syriac: ܟܪܟ ܣܠܘܟ Karḵ Sloḵ, Turkish: Kerkük) (or Kirkuk Governorate) is a province in northern Iraq. The province has an area of 9,679 square kilometres (3,737 sq mi). 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 "Nationalisation Province" and refers to the national ownership of the regional oil and natural gas reserves. Prior to 1976 it had been named Kirkuk Province.

Provincial Government

Districts of Kirkuk Province

• Governor: Najmiddin Karim [1]
• Deputy Governor: Rokaan Siad [2]
• Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Hassan Touran [3]

Districts

District	Total Population 2003
Dibbis	34,254
Daquq	40,237
Al-Hawiga	151,267
Kirkuk	622,249

Demographics

1957 Census results for Kirkuk Province
Mother tongue	Kirkuk City	Rest of Kirkuk Province	Total	Percentage of total population
Arabic	27,127	82,493	109,620	28.2%
Kurdish	40,047	147,546	187,593	48.2%
Turkish	45,306	38,065	83,371	21.4%
Syriac	1,509	96	1,605	0.4%
Hebrew	101	22	123	0.03
Other	6,330	215	6,545	1.77%
Total	120,402	268,437	388,829	100%

External links

• Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit