Erbil Governorate

This article is about the governorate of Iraq. For the city of the same name, see Arbil.

Arbil Governorate
Governorate
Aerial view of the Citadel of Arbil, surrounded by the modern city
Country	Iraq
Autonomous region	Kurdistan
Capital	Arbil
Area
• Total	15,074 km2 (5,820 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	3,108,681

Arbil Governorate, Erbil Governorate ([أربيل Arbīl] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Kurdish: Hawler, [ܐܪܒܝܠ Arbel] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Azerbaijani: Erbil) is one of the constituent governorates of Iraq, located in the autonomous Kurdistan region. It derives its name from the city of Arbil, which is also its capital.

The governorate of Arbil covers an area of 15,074 square kilometres (5,820 sq mi) in the north of Iraq, with an estimated population (in 2003) of 1,314,000 people. It is largely populated by Kurds but has minority populations of Assyrians, Arabs, and Turkmen.

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

On May 30, 2007, Arbil was handed over to local Iraqi authorities by Coalition forces as part of a three province handover.

Provincial Government

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

Districts (No)

• Makhmour (81)
• Arbil (71)
• Koi Sanjaq (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 )

Academic establishments

• Salahaddin University: Founded in 1968 in Sulaymaniya and transferred to Arbil in 1981
• Hawler Medical University (HMU): Founded in 2005 .
• Ishik University: Private university that belongs to Fezalar Educational Institutions in Arbil, Iraq.
• Kurdistan University: Public University
• Cihan University: Private University, founded in 2007
• SABIS University: Private University

See also

• List of places in Iraq
• Ain Kawa
• Iraqi Kurdistan

Banking

There are many national and international banks operating in Arbil offering citizens and visitors services, including but not limited to:

• Kurdistan Central Bank
• Kurdistan International Bank for Investment and Development(KIBID)
• Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI)
• Byblos Bank
• Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries (BBAC)
• Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL)

External links

• Arbil Governorate
• Multi-National Force-Iraq - Arbil
• 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
• humanitarianinfo district map