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Baghdad Governorate (Arabic: محافظة بغداد Muḥāfaẓat Baġdād), also known as the Baghdad Province, is the capital governorate of Iraq. It includes the capital Baghdad as well as the surrounding metropolitan area. The governorate is one of two small provinces of all 19 in Iraq into which the country divides entirely, yet by a margin of almost three-to-one, the most populous.
Baghdad Governorate
محافظة بغداد Baghdad Province | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Nickname: City of Peace (Madinat Al Salam) | |
 Baghdad Governorate | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′N 44°26′E / 33.333°N 44.433°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Capital | Baghdad |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Abdul Muttalib Al Alwi |
| • Mayor of Baghdad | Ammar Moussa Kadhim |
| Area | |
| 204.2 km2 (78.8 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 500 km2 (200 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 4,555 km2 (1,759 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| 8,780,422 | |
| • Density | 43,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,682,136 |
| • Urban density | 15,000/km2 (40,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Postal codes | 10025–10043[citation needed] |
| ISO 3166 code | IQ-BG |
| HDI (2021) | 0.704[2] high · 2nd of 18 |
| Website | www |
Description
editBaghdad Governorate is one of the most developed parts of Iraq, with better infrastructure than much of Iraq, though heavily damaged from the US-led invasion in 2003 and continuing violence during the Iraq War. It used to have one of the highest rates for terrorism in the world with suicide bombers, however terrorist attacks have been rare since the territorial defeat of ISIL in Iraq in late 2017.
Baghdad has at least 12 bridges spanning the Tigris river - joining the east and west of the city. The governorate's northeast includes multiple Mesopotamian Marshes.
The Sadr City district is the most densely populated area in Iraq.
Province administration
editBaghdad is governed by the Baghdad Provincial Council. Representatives to the Baghdad Provincial Council were elected by their peers from the lower councils of the administrative districts in Baghdad in numbers proportional to the population of the various districts that were represented.
Government
edit- Governor: Abdul Muttalib Al Alwi[3]
- Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Riyadh Al Adhadh[citation needed]
Districts
editDemographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3,189,700 | — | |
| 1987 | 3,841,268 | +1.88% | |
| 1997 | 5,423,964 | +3.51% | |
| 2009 | 6,702,538 | +1.78% | |
| 2018 | 8,126,755 | +2.16% | |
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| Source: Citypopulation[4] | |||
See also
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References
edit- ^ "الرئيسيةالمؤشرات الديمغرافية والسكانية" (in Arabic). Central organization for statistics and information technology. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "من هو محافظ بغداد الجديد". Bas News. 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Population of Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.