Baghdad Governorate
Baghdad Governorate (Arabic: محافظة بغداد Muḥāfaẓät 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 the smallest of the 18 provinces of Iraq but the most populous.
Baghdad Governorate محافظة بغداد Baghdad Province | |
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Baghdad Governorate | |
Coordinates: 33°20′N 44°26′E | |
Country | Iraq |
Capital | Baghdad |
Government | |
• Governor | Atwan Al Atwani |
• Mayor of Baghdad | Zekra Alwach |
Area | |
• Governorate | 204.2 km2 (78.8 sq mi) |
• Urban | 500 km2 (200 sq mi) |
• Metro | 4,555 km2 (1,759 sq mi) |
Population (2019 Estimate) | |
• Governorate | 13,932,264 |
• Urban | 11,500,000 |
• Metro | 13,500,000 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
HDI (2018) | 0.706[1] high · 2nd of 17 |
Website | www |
Description
Baghdad 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 today. It also has one of the highest rates for terrorism in the world with suicide bombers and death squads operating in the city.
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
Baghdad 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
- Governor: Atwan Al Atwani[2]
- Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Riyadh Al Adhadh
Districts
Sister cities
The Baghdad Governorate has a sister relationship with the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area, in the United States of America.
Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area, State of Colorado, United States of America. State of Maryland, United States.
References
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- "Gunmen open fire at Baghdad's new governor's house". thebaghdadpost.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.