Short description : Governorate of The Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Erbil Governorate (Kurdish : پارێزگای ھەولێر ,Parêzgeha Hewlêr ,[ 4] [ 5] Arabic : محافظة أربيل[ 6] ) is a governorate in the Kurdistan Region. It is the capital and economic hub of the autonomous region of Kurdistan.[ 7]
Government
Omid Khoshnaw, governor of Erbil
Districts
Districts of the Erbil Governorate[ 8]
District
Population (2009)[ 9]
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 2,000,000
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
Academic establishments
Salahaddin University: Founded in 1958 in Sulaymaniya and transferred to Erbil in 1981.[ 10]
Hawler Medical University: Founded in 2005.[ 11]
University of Kurdistan Hewlêr: Public English-medium university.[ 12]
Tishk International University (Previously called Ishik University): Private university that was established in 2008 in Erbil.[ 13]
Cihan University: Private university, founded in 2007.[ 14]
SABIS University: Private university.[ 15]
Soran University, KRG-Iraq governmental university founded in 2009.[ 16]
Knowledge University, KRG-Iraq Private university founded in 2009.[ 17]
Catholic University in Erbil, Private non-profit university founded in 2015.[ 18]
Banking
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[ 19]
Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) [ 20]
Byblos Bank[ 21]
Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries (BBAC) [ 22]
Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL) [ 23]
BLOM Bank
See also
References
External links
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