Erbil Governorate
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Erbil Governorate پارێزگای ھەولێر Parêzgeha Hewlêr |
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Governorate | |
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Country | Iraq |
Region | Kurdistan |
Capital | Erbil |
Governor | Nawzad Hadi Mawlood |
Area | |
• Total | 14,872 km2 (5,742 sq mi) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 2,009,367 |
Erbil Governorate (Kurdish: Parêzgeha Hewlêr - پارێزگای ھەولێر , Arabic: محافظة أربيل) is a governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan.[4] It derives its name from the city of Erbil (Kurdish: Hewler), which is also its capital.
Erbil Governorate covers an area of 15,074 km2 in the north of Iraq, with a population of 2,009,367 (2015) people. It is largely populated by Kurds but has minority populations of Assyrians, Turkmen and Arabs.
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Government
- Governor: Nawzad Hadi Mawlood [5]
- Deputy Governor: Tahir Abdullah
Districts
District | Population (2009) [6] |
Number of Households |
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Erbil | 792,981 | 152,899 |
Dashty Hawler | 186,346 | 34,264 |
Makhmur | 173,801 | 30,678 |
Soran | 154,945 | 27,707 |
Shaqlawa | 124,628 | 23,420 |
Koya | 95,246 | 18,727 |
Kabat | 93,442 | 16,015 |
Mergasor | 44,661 | 9,711 |
Choman | 23,730 | 4,749 |
Rawanduz | 21,280 | 4,235 |
Total | 1,713,461 | 322,719 |
Cities and towns
- Behirke (بحركه), population 6,758
- Beni Silawey Gewre (بنصلاوة), population 37,322
- kesnazan, iraq, population 12,783
- Derbend (دربند), population 10,086
- Erbil (اربيل), population 1,091,636
- Xelekan (كلك), population 6,846
- Kune Gurg (کونە گورگ), population 30,283
- Koya Senjaq (كويسنجق), population 15,123
- Mexmur (مخمور), population 18,128
- Rewanduz (ڕەواندز, رواندوز), population 95,089
- Selaheddin (صلاح الدين), population 18,205
- Shaweis (شاويس), population 7,387
- Piran (پیران, بيران),population 6715
Academic establishments
- Salahaddin University: Founded in 1958 in Sulaymaniya and transferred to Erbil in 1981 [7]
- Hawler Medical University (HMU): Founded in 2005.[8]
- University of Kurdistan Hewlêr: Public English-medium University [9]
- Ishik University: Private university that belongs to Fezalar Educational Institutions in Erbil, Iraq.[10]
- Cihan University: Private University, founded in 2007 [11]
- SABIS University: Private University [12]
- Soran University, KRG-Iraq governmental university founded in 2009 [13]
Banking
There are many national and international banks operating in Erbil offering citizens and visitors services, including but not limited to:
- Kurdistan Central Bank
- Kurdistan International Bank for Investment and Development[14]
- Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) [15]
- Byblos Bank [16]
- Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries (BBAC) [17]
- Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL) [18]
See also
References
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External links
- largest cities and towns and statistics of their population in Arbil
- Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit
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