Erbil Governorate
Erbil Governorate is a governorate of Iraq in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region. Its capital is Erbil.
Government
- Omid Khoshnaw, Governor of Erbil
- Dr [Ali Rashid], Provincial Council Chairman of Erbil
Districts
| District | Population | Number of households |
| Erbil | 792,981 | 152,899 |
| Deştî Hewlêr | 186,346 | 34,264 |
| Mexmûr | 173,801 | 30,678 |
| Soran | 154,945 | 27,707 |
| Şeqlawe | 124,628 | 23,420 |
| Koye | 95,246 | 18,727 |
| Xebat | 93,442 | 16,015 |
| Mêrgesor | 44,661 | 9,711 |
| Çoman | 23,730 | 4,749 |
| Rewandiz | 21,280 | 4,235 |
| Total | 1,713,461 | 322,719 |
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
- Kurdistan Central Bank
- Kurdistan International Bank for Investment and Development
- Trade Bank of Iraq
- Byblos Bank
- Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries
- Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon
- BLOM Bank