Governorates of Iraq




































Iraqi Governorates
المحافظات العراقية (Arabic)
پارێزگاکانی عێراق (Kurdish)

Also known as:
Muḥāfażah
محافظة (Arabic)
پارێزگا‎ Parêzgeha
The original 18 governorates
Category Federated state
Location Republic of Iraq
Number 19 governorates
Populations 220,000 (Halabja) – 7,055,200 (Baghdad)
Areas 529 km2 (204.2 sq mi) (Baghdad) – 138,500 km2 (53,476 sq mi) (Al Anbar)
Government Governorate
Subdivisions Districts



























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Iraq presently consists of 19 governorates (muḥāfażah in Arabic, parêzga in Kurdish), also known as "provinces". As per the Iraqi constitution, three or more governorates can join to form an autonomous region. Baghdad and Basra are the oldest standing administrative regions of Iraq while In 2014 the decision was made to create the Halabja Governorate out of the Halabja District of Sulaymaniyah Governorate.[1][2]


On 21 January 2014, the Council of Ministers of the Government of Iraq approved in principle proposals to create more governorates.[3] The Council announced that two new governorates Tal Afar and Tuz Khurmatu would be formed from the current Nineveh Governorate and Saladin Governorate, respectively.[4] It was also announced that the city of Fallujah of the Al Anbar Governorate would become a separate governorate,[3] which was announced in response to a Sunni Islamist uprising in the city.




Contents






  • 1 Governorates


  • 2 Previous governorates


  • 3 Formerly claimed governorates


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





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The governorates
Governorate
 Postal code
ISO code
 Total area
in miles2
 Total area
in km2
 Population
7 January 2011
 Capital

Al Anbar
 31 AN
 53,476
 138,501
 1,561,400
Ramadi

Babil
 51 BB
 1,976
 5,603
 1,820,700
Hillah

Baghdad
 10 BG
 78.84
 204.2
 7,055,200
Baghdad

Basra
 61 BA
 7,360
 19,070
 2,532,000
Basra

Dhi Qar
 64 DQ
 5,000
 12,900
 1,836,200
Nasiriyah

Al-Qādisiyyah
 58 QA
 3,148
 8,153
 1,134,300
Al Diwaniyah

Diyala
 32 DI
 6,828
 17,685
 1,443,200
Baqubah

Dohuk
 42 DA
 2,530
 6,553
 1,128,700
Dohuk

Erbil
 44 AR
 5,820
 15,074
 1,612,700
Erbil

Halabja
 46 —
 1,180
 3,060
 337,000
Halabja

Karbala
 56 KA
 1,944
 5,034
 1,066,600
Karbala

Kirkuk
 36 KI
 3,737
 9,679
 1,395,600
Kirkuk

Maysan
 62 MA
 6,205
 16,072
 971,400
Amarah

Muthanna
 66 MU
 19,980
 51,740
 719,100
Samawah

Najaf
 54 NA
 11,129
 28,824
 1,285,500
Najaf

Nineveh
 41 NI
 14,410
 37,323
 3,270,400
Mosul

Saladin
 34 SD
 9,556
 24,751
 1,408,200
Tikrit

Sulaymaniyah
 46 SU
 6,573
 17,023
 1,878,800
Sulaymaniyah

Wasit
 52 WA
 6,623
 17,153
 1,210,600
Kut


Previous governorates




Borders of the Iraqi governorates, 1980–2003. Kuwait was annexed as 19th governorate, 1990–1991.







































Governorate
 Now part of
Mosul
Nineveh Governorate
Dohuk Governorate
Diwaniya
Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate
Muthanna Governorate
Najaf Governorate
Dulaim (–1962)
Ramadi (1962–1976)
Al Anbar Governorate
Muntafiq (–1976)
Dhi Qar Governorate
Amara (–1976)
Maysan Governorate
Kut (–1976)
Wasit Governorate
Baghdad
Baghdad Governorate
Saladin Governorate
Kikuk (–1976)
At-Ta'mim (1976–2006)
Kirkuk Governorate


Formerly claimed governorates



  • Kuwait Governorate (1990–1991)


See also



  • Districts of Iraq

  • ISO 3166-2:IQ

  • List of places in Iraq



References





  1. ^ "KRG order turning Halabja into province sets off street celebrations". Rudaw. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Kurdistan Region President signs Halabja province directive". Kurdistan Region Presidency. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.


  3. ^ ab "Resolutions of Council of Ministers For Session No. 3 on 21/1/2014". 21 January 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.


  4. ^ "Iraqi Council of Ministers approved new provinces of Tuz Khurmatu and Tal Afar". Kurd Net. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.












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