Baghdad Governorate
Baghdad Governorate
محافظة بغداد Baghdad Province | |
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| 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) | |
| 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 |
| ISO 3166 code | IQ-BG |
| HDI (2021) | 0.704 high · 2nd of 18 |
| Website | www |
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.