Erbil Governorate


Erbil Governorate is a governorate of Iraq in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region. Its capital is Erbil.

Government

DistrictPopulation
Number of
households
Erbil 792,981152,899
Deştî Hewlêr186,34634,264
Mexmûr 173,80130,678
Soran154,94527,707
Şeqlawe124,62823,420
Koye95,24618,727
Xebat93,44216,015
Mêrgesor 44,6619,711
Çoman23,7304,749
Rewandiz21,2804,235
Total1,713,461322,719

Cities and towns

  • Erbil , population 879,071
  • Rewandiz, population 95,089
  • Binesilawe, population 37,322
  • Kune Gurg, population 30,283
  • Selaheddîn, population 18,205
  • Mexmûr , population 18,128
  • Koye, population 15,123
  • Kesnezan, population 12,783
  • Derbend, population 10,086
  • Şawês, population 7,387
  • Behirke, population 6,758
  • Pîran, population 6,715
  • Qesrê, 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 : 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

There are many national and international banks operating in Erbil offering citizens and visitors services, including: