Kirkuk District Explained

Kirkuk District
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:District
Map Alt:Kirkuk District in Iraq
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Governorate
Subdivision Name2:Kirkuk Governorate
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Kirkuk
Area Total Km2:3,525
Elevation Point:Kirkuk
Elevation Max M:1,138
Elevation Max Point:Mavi dağ
Population:1,138,703
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2018
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:+3
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code: 50
Population Urban:1,048,406 (92.1%)
Population Rural:90,297 (7.9%)

Kirkuk District (Arabic: قضاء كركوك, Kurdish: قەزای کەرکووک, Turkish: Kerkük ilçesi)[1] is a district in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq. Its administrative center is the city of Kirkuk.

The District is bordered by all 3 Districts: Dibis,Daquq and Hawija

Recently, the border have shifted to give Rashad subdistrict to Kirkuk.

Demographics

SubdistrictPopulation
in 2018[2]
974,824
Yayci(southern part) 27,874
Al-Multaqa(southern part) 16,006
Taza(Northern part) 34,655
Shuwan 11,620
Qarah Hanjir 12,233
Total

Notes and References

  1. News: Irak'ın Kerkük kentindeki patlamalarda 16 kişi yaralandı . 15 October 2020 . AA.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-01-14 . 2020-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020354/https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/pubs/PolicyFocus102.pdf . dead .