Kırıkkale

Coordinates: 39°50′30″N 33°30′50″E / 39.84167°N 33.51389°E / 39.84167; 33.51389
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Kırıkkale
Municipality
Clock Tower in Kırıkkale
Clock Tower in Kırıkkale
Kırıkkale is located in Turkey
Kırıkkale
Kırıkkale
Location in Turkey
Kırıkkale is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Kırıkkale
Kırıkkale
Kırıkkale (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 39°50′30″N 33°30′50″E / 39.84167°N 33.51389°E / 39.84167; 33.51389
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKırıkkale
DistrictKırıkkale
Government
 • MayorAhmet Önal (CHP)
Population
 (2022)[1]
186,960
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
71000
Area code0318
Websitewww.kirikkale.bel.tr
Kırıkkale Square Nur Mosque

Kırıkkale is a city in the

Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kırıkkale Province and Kırıkkale District.[2] Its population is 186,960 (2022).[1] It is located 80 km east of Ankara which is the capital city of Turkey
. The name of the city means broken castle.

The town of Kırıkkale is located on the Ankara-Kayseri railway near the Kızılırmak 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 and in 1986, the Tüpraş Kırıkkale Oil Refinery was established.

Kırıkkale University is located in the city.

History

Perhaps formerly known as Sarmalius in antiquity,

Central Anatolia
. [6] Formerly part of Ankara Province, it became the seat of the new Kırıkkale Province in 1989.[7]

Geography

Kırıkkale lies near Kızılırmak River (translating to Red River) in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The river is used to produce rice for the Turkish economy. The natural vegetation is steppe type, and vineyards are found in abundance.[6]

Shopping Mall in Kırıkkale

Climate

Kırıkkale has a

cold semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk) or a continental climate (Trewartha: Dc).[8]
Winters are cold and moderately snowy, whereas summers are hot and dry. Rainfall is most common during spring and autumn.

Climate data for Kırıkkale (1991–2020, extremes 1963–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6) 		21.4
(70.5) 		30.4
(86.7) 		32.0
(89.6) 		36.0
(96.8) 		37.6
(99.7) 		41.8
(107.2) 		40.3
(104.5) 		40.6
(105.1) 		33.5
(92.3) 		24.8
(76.6) 		19.0
(66.2) 		41.8
(107.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5) 		7.8
(46.0) 		13.2
(55.8) 		18.7
(65.7) 		23.8
(74.8) 		28.2
(82.8) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.9
(89.4) 		27.7
(81.9) 		21.4
(70.5) 		13.0
(55.4) 		6.3
(43.3) 		19.0
(66.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4) 		2.7
(36.9) 		7.2
(45.0) 		12.2
(54.0) 		17.1
(62.8) 		21.4
(70.5) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.9
(76.8) 		20.3
(68.5) 		14.4
(57.9) 		7.0
(44.6) 		2.4
(36.3) 		12.9
(55.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.4
(27.7) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		2.0
(35.6) 		6.1
(43.0) 		10.7
(51.3) 		14.5
(58.1) 		17.6
(63.7) 		17.7
(63.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		8.3
(46.9) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		7.3
(45.1)
Record low °C (°F) −22.4
(−8.3) 		−21.6
(−6.9) 		−19.8
(−3.6) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		0.4
(32.7) 		4.6
(40.3) 		7.4
(45.3) 		7.2
(45.0) 		2.7
(36.9) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−9.7
(14.5) 		−18.0
(−0.4) 		−22.4
(−8.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 42.8
(1.69) 		30.2
(1.19) 		39.1
(1.54) 		40.0
(1.57) 		50.2
(1.98) 		42.3
(1.67) 		9.6
(0.38) 		14.4
(0.57) 		15.0
(0.59) 		29.1
(1.15) 		30.6
(1.20) 		43.6
(1.72) 		386.9
(15.23)
Average precipitation days 11.57 9.93 11.03 11.87 13.37 9.83 3.50 3.57 4.73 7.50 8.00 11.27 106.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 83.7 121.5 170.5 216.0 269.7 312.0 359.6 341.0 270.0 207.7 141.0 74.4 2,567.1
Mean daily sunshine hours 2.7 4.3 5.5 7.2 8.7 10.4 11.6 11.0 9.0 6.7 4.7 2.4 7.0
Source: Turkish State Meteorological Service[9]

References

  1. ^
    TÜİK
    . Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ İl Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ S. Mitchell. "Map 63 Ancyra" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  4. ^ S. Mitchell, R. Talbert, T. Elliott, and S. Gillies. "'Sarmalius: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2012". Retrieved 2023-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Johan Åhlfeldt. "About: Sarmalius, perhaps near Kırıkkale". Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  6. ^ a b "Web Hosting Control Panel Login". www.allaboutturkey.com.
  7. ^ Kanun No. 3578, Resmî Gazete, 21 June 1989.
  8. doi:10.26650/JGEOG295515
    . Retrieved 23 June 2020. (in Turkish and English)
  9. ^ "Resmi İstatistikler: İllerimize Ait Mevism Normalleri (1991–2020)" (in Turkish). Turkish State Meteorological Service. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

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