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Erbil Governorate

Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەولێر
Arabic: محافظة أربيل
Governorate
Clockwise, from top: Canyon in Rawandiz, Koy Sanjaq, Shaqlawa and Citadel of Erbil
Clockwise, from top: Canyon in Rawandiz, Koy Sanjaq, Shaqlawa and Citadel of Erbil
Official seal of Erbil Governorate
Seal
Erbil governorate area highlighted in red
Location of the  Erbil Governorate  (red)

– in Iraq  (red, beige & light grey)
– in the Kurdistan Region  (red & beige)
Erbil governorate within the Iraqi Kurdistan region
Erbil Governorate within Kurdistan Region
Country Iraq
Region Kurdistan Region
Capital Erbil
Governor Omed Khoshnaw
Area
 • Total 14,872 km2 (5,742 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 2,932,800
HDI (2018) 0.676
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Erbil Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەولێر ,Parêzgeha Hewlêr, Arabic: محافظة أربيل, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Arbīl) is a governorate in the Kurdistan Region. It is the capital and economic hub of the autonomous region of Kurdistan.

Government

  • Omid Khoshnaw, governor of Erbil

Districts

Hewler governorate 2012
Districts of the Erbil Governorate
District Population
(2009)		 Number of
households
Erbil 792,981 152,899
Dashty Hawler 186,346 34,264
Makhmur (disputed) 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 (partially disputed) 44,661 9,711
Choman 23,730 4,749
Rawanduz 21,280 4,235
Total 1,713,461 322,719

Cities and towns

  • Erbil (هەولێر), population 1,500,000
  • Rewanduz (ڕەواندز), population 95,089
  • Beni Silawey Gewre (بنەسڵاوە), population 37,322
  • Kune Gurg (کونە گورگ), population 30,283
  • Selaheddin (سەڵاحەددین), population 18,205
  • Mexmur (مەخموور), population 18,128
  • Koya Senjaq (کۆیە), population 15,123
  • Kasnazan (کەسنەزان), population 12,783
  • Derbend (دەربەند), population 10,086
  • Shaweis (شاوێس), population 7,387
  • Behirke (بەحرکە), population 6,758
  • Piran (پیران), population 6,715
  • Qasre (قەسرێ), population 5,472
  • Banoka Village

    Banoka village

  • Pendroo-jalalmajid1968

    Pendro in 1968

  • Hawler Castle

    Aerial view of the Citadel of Erbil, surrounded by the modern city

Academic establishments

  • Salahaddin University: Founded in 1958 in Sulaymaniya and transferred to Erbil in 1981.
  • Hawler Medical University: Founded in 2005.
  • University of Kurdistan Hewlêr: Public English-medium university.
  • Tishk International University (Previously called Ishik University): Private university that was established in 2008 in Erbil.
  • Cihan University: Private university, founded in 2007.
  • SABIS University: Private university.
  • Soran University, KRG-Iraq governmental university founded in 2009.
  • Knowledge University, KRG-Iraq Private university founded in 2009.
  • Catholic University in Erbil, Private non-profit university founded in 2015.

Banking

Erbil Governorate Building
Erbil Governorate Building

There are many national and international banks operating in Erbil offering citizens and visitors services, including:

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Gobernación de Erbil para niños

  • The archaeological hills in Erbil
  • Shanidar Cave
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