Kirkuk Governorate

Kirkuk Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كركوك Muḥāfaẓat Karkūk, Kurdish: پارێزگای کەرکووک Parêzgay Kerkûk, Syriac: ܟܪܟ ܣܠܘܟ Karḵ Sloḵ, Turkish: Kerkük ili) or Kirkuk Province is a governorate in northern Iraq, with an area of 10,282 km² (3,970 sq mi).

Kirkuk Governorate محافظة كركوك Kerkük ili ܟܪܟ ܣܠܘܟ پارێزگای کەرکووک
Governorate
Coordinates: 35°22′N 44°8′E
Country	Iraq
Capital	Kirkuk
Area
• Total	10,282 km2 (3,970 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	1,597,876[1]
HDI (2021)	0.705[2] High

The capital is also called Kirkuk, and 1,597,876 people live in the Governorate.