Erbil Governorate

Erbil Governorate
Governorate
Ancient Citadel of Arbil Ancient Citadel of Arbil
Country	Kurdistan
Capital	Arbil
Area
• Total	15,074 km2 (5,820 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	3,108,681

Erbil Governorate or Erbil Province ,Kurdish: Hawler, is one of the constituent governorates of the nation of Southern Kurdistan, It derives its name from the city of Arbil, which is also its capital .

The governorate of Erbil covers an area of Template:Km2 to mi2 with an estimated population (in 2003) of 1,314,000 people. It is largely populated by Kurds but has a small minority of Assyrians.

The region's economy is largely agricultural with some oil production and was badly affected by the conflict between Saddam Hussein and the Kurds, although smuggling in defiance of the United Nations sanctions regime enabled many locals to keep afloat and even to prosper in some cases.

Provincial Government

• Governor: Nawjad Hadi Mawlood
• Deputy Governor: Tahir Abdullah

Districts (No)

• Makhmour (81)
• Erbil (71)
• Koisanjaq (80)
• Shaqlawa (89), cities are Salahaddin and Hareer
• Soran (94), cities are Town of Soran, Rawanduz and Diana
• Mergasur (83)
• Choman (66)

Cities and Towns

• Bahirkāh (بهركاهcode: ara promoted to code: ar ), population 6758
• Banī Šilāwah Gawrah (بني شلاوة غورةcode: ara promoted to code: ar ), population 37322
• Darband (دربندcode: ara promoted to code: ar ), population 10086
• Erbīl (اربلcode: ara promoted to code: ar ), population 1091636
• Kalkān (كلكانcode: ara promoted to code: ar ), population 6846
• Kūnagurk (كونغركcode: ara promoted to code: ar ), population 30283
• Kūsanjaq (كوسنجقcode: ara promoted to code: ar ), population 15123
• Maẖmūr (محمورcode: ara promoted to code: ar ), population 18128
• Rawāndūz (رواندوزcode: ara promoted to code: ar ), population 95089
• Şalāh̨addīn (صلاح الدينcode: ara promoted to code: ar ), population 18205
• Šāwīš (شاويشcode: ara promoted to code: ar ), population 7387
• Tāiman (تاءمنcode: ara promoted to code: ar ), population 6143
• Yāramjah (يارمجةcode: ara promoted to code: ar )

External links

• Erbil Governorate