Erbil Governorate
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 the Kurdistan Region.
Government
Districts
Districts of the Erbil Governorate
District |
Population (2009) |
Number of households
|
Erbil |
792,981 |
152,899
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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 879,071
- 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.
- 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
There are many national and international banks operating in Erbil offering citizens and visitors services, including:
See also
References
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