Governorates of Iraq

Iraq consists of 19 governorates (Arabic: محافظة, romanized: muḥāfażah; Sorani Kurdish: پارێزگا, romanized: parêzgeh), also known as "provinces". Per the Iraqi constitution, governorates can form an autonomous region.[1] Four governorates, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok, and Halabja, constitute the autonomous Kurdistan Region. Baghdad (which is the most populous) and Basra are the oldest standing provinces of Iraq. The second most-populous province, Ninawa (also called Nineveh) is in the upland and quite cool climate of the north-west.

Governorates of Iraq
المحافظات العراقية (Arabic)
پارێزگاکانی عێراق (Kurdish)
  • Also known as:
  • Muḥāfażah
    محافظة (Arabic)
    پارێزگا
The original 18 governorates
CategoryFederated state
LocationRepublic of Iraq
Number19 governorates
Populations140,974 (Halabja) – 8,126,755 (Baghdad)
Areas529 km2 (204.2 sq mi) (Baghdad) – 138,500 km2 (53,476 sq mi) (Al Anbar)
Government
Subdivisions
Politics of Iraq

Arab League Member State of the Arab League

Constitution
Government
Legislature
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations
flag Iraq portal
Numbered Map of Iraqi Governorates

Through early 2014, the Council of Ministers of the government of Iraq approved proposals to add the three newest governorates:[2]

Another proposal exists to add a 20th: Fallujah, from the relevant part of the Al Anbar.[2] This largely did not occur due to the ISIS insurgency. Following the defeat of ISIS in the Battle of Fallujah (2016), the proposal may resurface or Al-Anbar may remain undivided.

Governorates
Governorates of Iraq
Governorate and a.k.a. in Kurdish where thus ISO-listed Postal
code		ISO
code		 Total area
in miles2		 Total area
in km2		 Population
1 July 2018[6]		 Population
Density
in miles		 Population
Density
in km		 Capital
Al-Anbar 31AN 53,476 138,501 1,771,656 29.1 11.2 Ramadi
Babil 51BB 1,976 5,603 2,065,042 921.4 324.9 Hillah
Baghdad 10BG 1,176 3,057 8,126,755 4,620.09 1,548.8 Baghdad
Basra 61BA 7,360 19,070 2,908,491 344.0 132.7 Basra
Dhi Qar 64DQ 5,000 12,900 2,095,172 367.2 142.3 Nasiriyah
Al-Qādisiyyah 58QA 3,148 8,153 1,291,048 360.3 139.1 Al Diwaniyah
Diyala 32DI 6,828 17,685 1,637,226 211.3 81.6 Baqubah
Duhok (Dahūk) a.k.a. Dihok 42DA 2,530 6,553 1,292,535 445.5 172.2 Duhok
Erbil (Arbīl) a.k.a. Hewlêr 44AR 5,820 15,074 1,854,778 277.0 106.9 Erbîl
Halabja 46— 1,180 3,060 108,974 285.5 110.1 Helebce
Karbala 56KA 1,944 5,034 1,218,732 548.6 211.8 Karbala
Kirkuk 36KI 3,737 9,679 1,597,876 373.4 144.1 Kirkuk
Maysan 62MA 6,205 16,072 1,112,673 156.5 60.4 Amarah
Muthanna 66MU 19,980 51,740 814,371 35.9 13.8 Samawah
Najaf 54NA 11,129 28,824 1,471,592 115.5 44.5 Najaf
Ninawa 41NI 14,410 37,323 3,729,998 226.9 87.6 Mosul
Salah Al-Din 34SD 9,556 24,751 1,595,235 147.3 56.8 Tikrit
Sulaymaniyah a.k.a. Slêmanî 46SU 6,573 17,023 2,053,305 285.8 110.3 Slêmanî
Wasit 52WA 6,623 17,153 1,378,723 182.7 70.5 Kut

Former governorates
Iraqi governorates in 1990
Governorate Now part of
Mosul Ninawa Governorate
Duhok 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
Kirkuk (–1976)
At-Ta'mim (1976–2006)		 Kirkuk Governorate

Kuwait was annexed by Iraq in 1990 and then became Kuwait Governorate (1990–1991)

See also

References
  1. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Iraq_2005.pdf?lang=en
  2. "Resolutions of Council of Ministers For Session No. 3 on 21/1/2014". 21 January 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. "Iraqi Council of Ministers approved new provinces of Tuz Xurmatu and Tal Afar". Kurd Net. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  4. "KRG order turning Halabja into province sets off street celebrations". Rudaw. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  5. "Kurdistan Region President signs Halabja province directive". Kurdistan Region Presidency. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  6. "Original PDF". dx.doi.org. doi:10.15438/rr.5.1.7. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
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