Erbil Governorate

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[1]
Coordinates: 36°11′N 44°2′E / 36.183°N 44.033°E / 36.183; 44.033
CountryIraq
RegionKurdistan Region
CapitalErbil
GovernorOmed Khoshnaw
Area
 • Total14,872 km2 (5,742 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total1,763,351
HDI (2021)0.702[3]
High
Websitewww.hawlergov.org/app/en

Erbil Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەولێر, romanized: Parêzgeha Hewlêr;[4][5] Arabic: محافظة أربيل, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Arbīl[6]) is a governorate in the Kurdistan Region. It is the capital and economic hub of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq.[7]

  1. ^ "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". www.krso.net. Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  2. ^ Sissakian, Varoujan (2023-12-21). "POPULATION GROWTH IN ERBIL GOVERNORATE AND WATER CONSUMPTION. A CASE STUDY". Journal of Duhok University. 26 (2): 110–118. doi:10.26682/csjuod.2023.26.2.12. ISSN 2521-4861.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ "Tekoşerekî kevnar yê PDKÎ li parêzgeha Hewlêr wefat kir". kurdistanmedia.com (in Kurdish). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. ^ "پارێزگای ھەولێر" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 21 December 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "قوة هولندية تتجه إلى إقليم كردستان العراق لحماية مطار أربيل". The New Arab (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ "The Kurdistan Region in brief". Krg.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-10-03.