- Kırıkkale
Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = District
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
timezone= EET
utc_offset=+2
map_caption =Location of PAGENAME within Turkey.
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
official_name = Kırıkkale
image_caption =Delice River valley near Kırıkkale
image_blank_emblem =
blank_emblem_type =
map cTurkey
subdivision_type2=Province
subdivision_name2 = Kırıkkale
population_total = 225005
population_urban = 205078
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_density_km2 =
area_total_km2 =
latd = 39
latm = 51
latNS = N
longd = 33
longm = 30
longEW = E
elevation_m = 713
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 71xxx
area_code = 0318
blank_info = 71|blank_name=Licence plate
leader_title=
leader_name =
website = [http://www.kirikkale.gov.tr/ www.kirikkale.gov.tr]Kırıkkale is the capital of the Kırıkkale Province in the Central Anatolia region of
Turkey . It is located 80 km east ofAnkara . According to 2000 census, population of the district is 225,005 of which 205,078 live in the city of Kırıkkale.cite web|url=http://www.die.gov.tr/nufus_sayimi/2000tablo5.xls|title=Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey|accessdate=2008-03-19|author=Turkish Statistical Institute |format=XLS|language=Turkish] [cite web|url=http://www.xist.org/cntry/turkey.aspx?levels=Ic%20Anadolu|title=Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units|accessdate=2008-03-19|author=GeoHive|language=English] The name of the city means "broken castle".The town of Kırıkkale is located on the Ankara-
Kayseri railway near theKızıl River in central Turkey. Formerly a village, it owes its rapid rise in population mainly to the establishment of steel mills in the 1950s. These works, among the largest in the country, specialize in high-quality alloy steel and machinery. In the 1960s chemical plants were added.Notes
References
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External links
* [http://www.kirikkale.gov.tr/ District governor's official website] tr icon
* [http://www.kirikkale.bel.tr/ District municipality's official website] tr icon
* [http://www.haber71.net News portal of Kırıkkale]
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