Erbil Governorate

Short description: Governorate of the Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Erbil Governorate

Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەولێر
Arabic: محافظة أربيل

Governorate

Clockwise, from top: Canyon in Rawandiz, Koy Sanjaq, Shaqlawa and Citadel of Erbil

Seal

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Erbil Governorate within Kurdistan Region[1]

Coordinates:  [ ⚑ ] : 36°11′N 44°2′E﻿ / ﻿36.183°N 44.033°E﻿ / 36.183; 44.033
Country| Iraq
Federal region| Kurdistan Region
Capital| Erbil
Governor| Omed Khoshnaw
Area

• Total| 14,872 km2 (5,742 sq mi)
Population

(2023)[2]

• Total| 1,763,351
ISO 3166 code| IQ-AR
HDI (2024)| 0.751[3]
high · 1st of 18
Website| www.hawlergov.org

Erbil Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەولێر, romanized: Parêzgeha Hewlêr;[4][5] Arabic: محافظة أربيل, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Arbīl[6]) is a governorate of Iraq in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region. Its administrative centre is Erbil, which is its most important city. [7] Erbil is also the most populated and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with the citadel being recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

## Contents

* 1 Government
* 2 Districts
* 3 Cities and towns
* 4 Academic establishments
* 5 Banking
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## Government

* Omid Khoshnaw, Governor of Erbil
* Hemin Ali Faki, Deputy Governor of Erbil
* Dr Ali Rashid, Provincial Council Chairman of Erbil

## Districts

Districts of the Erbil Governorate[8] District | Population
(2009)[9] | Number of
households

|
|

Erbil (Hewlêr) | 792,981 | 152,899
Deştî Hewlêr | 186,346 | 34,264
Mexmûr (disputed) | 173,801 | 30,678
Soran | 154,945 | 27,707
Şeqlawe | 124,628 | 23,420
Koye | 95,246 | 18,727
Xebat | 93,442 | 16,015
Mêrgesor (partially disputed) | 44,661 | 9,711
Çoman | 23,730 | 4,749
Rewandiz | 21,280 | 4,235
Total | 1,713,461 | 322,719

## Cities and towns

English Name | Kurdish Name

|

Erbil (Hewlêr) | هەولێر
Soran | سۆران
Koye | کۆیە
Shaqlawa | شەقڵاوە
Rawandiz | ڕەواندز
Khabat | خەبات
Makhmur | مەخموور
Ankawa | عەنکاوە
Bnaslawa | بنەسڵاوە
Choman | چۆمان
Mergasor | مێرگەسۆر
Khalifan | خەلیفان
Harir | هەریر
Sidekan | سیدەکان
Pirmam (Salahaddin) | پیرمام
Kasnazan | کەسنەزان
Bahirka | بەحرکە
Shawes | شاوێس
Qasre | قەسرێ
Piran | پیران

* Shanidar Cave

* Benoke village

* Pêndro in 1968

* 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.[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

* The archaeological hills in Erbil
* Shanidar Cave
* Lake Felaw

## References

1. ↑ "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". www.krso.net. http://www.krso.net/Default.aspx?page=article&id=1142&l=1.
2. ↑ Sissakian, Varoujan (2023-12-21). "POPULATION GROWTH IN ERBIL GOVERNORATE AND WATER CONSUMPTION. A CASE STUDY" (in en). Journal of Duhok University 26 (2): 110–118. doi:10.26682/csjuod.2023.26.2.12. ISSN 2521-4861. https://journal.uod.ac/index.php/uodjournal/article/view/3051.
3. ↑ "Iraq National Human Development Report 2025" (in en). https://www.undp.org/iraq/publications/iraq-national-human-development-report-2025.
4. ↑ "Tekoşerekî kevnar yê PDKÎ li parêzgeha Hewlêr wefat kir" (in ku). kurdistanmedia.com. https://kurdistanmedia.com/ku/news/tekosereki-kevnar-ye-pdki-li-parezgeha-hewler-wefat-kir.
5. ↑ "پارێزگای ھەولێر" (in ku). http://momt.gov.krd/kur/?tag=پارێزگای-ھەولێر.
6. ↑ "قوة هولندية تتجه إلى إقليم كردستان العراق لحماية مطار أربيل" (in ar). The New Arab. https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/قوة-هولندية-تتجه-إلى-إقليم-كردستان-العراق-لحماية-مطار-أربيل.
7. ↑ "The Kurdistan Region in brief". Krg.org. http://krg.org/articles/detail.asp?lngnr=12&smap=03010300&rnr=140&anr=23911.
8. ↑ "The Map Of districts Of Kurdistan Region". www.krso.net. http://www.krso.net/Default.aspx?page=article&id=1143&l=1.
9. ↑ "Rural population in Shaqlawa District-Kurdistan Region/Iraq | Ibrahim Ngah - Academia.edu". academia.edu. https://www.academia.edu/551284.
10. ↑ "Salahaddin University - Hawler". Suh-edu.com. http://www.suh-edu.com.
11. ↑ "Hawler Medical University (HMU)". hmu.edu.krd. http://www.hmu.edu.krd/.
12. ↑ "University of Kurdistan". Ukh.ac. http://www.ukh.ac/.
13. ↑ "> Home". Tishk University. https://tiu.edu.iq/.
14. ↑ "Cihan University". Cihan University. http://www.cihanuniversity.org/.
15. ↑ "SABIS® University". Sabisuniversity.net. http://www.sabisuniversity.net.
16. ↑ "Soran University". http://www.soran.edu.iq.
17. ↑ "Knowledge University". https://knu.edu.iq/.
18. ↑ "Catholic University in Erbil". https://cue.edu.krd/.
19. ↑ "مصرف كوردستان الدولي". Kibid.com. http://www.kibid.com/.
20. ↑ "Trade Bank of Iraq - Your Trade and Investment Partner in Iraq". Tbiraq.com. http://www.tbiraq.com.
21. ↑ "ByblosBank.com". ByblosBank.com. http://www.byblosbank.com.lb.
22. ↑ "BBAC Bank". Bbacbank.com. http://bbacbank.com.
23. ↑ "Home". IBL. http://www.ibl.com.lb/.

## 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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