Erbil Governorate

Erbil Governorate
Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەولێر
Arabic: محافظة أربيل
Governorate
Clockwise, from top: Canyon in Rawandiz, Koy Sanjaq, Shaqlawa and Citadel of Erbil
Seal
Location of the Erbil Governorate (red)

– in Iraq (red, beige & light grey)
– in the Kurdistan Region  (red & beige)

Erbil Governorate within Kurdistan Region
Coordinates: 36°11′N 44°2′E / 36.183°N 44.033°E / 36.183; 44.033
CountryIraq
Federal regionKurdistan Region
CapitalErbil
GovernorOmed Khoshnaw
Area
 • Total
14,872 km2 (5,742 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
1,763,351
ISO 3166 codeIQ-AR
HDI (2021)0.702
High
Websitewww.hawlergov.org/app/en

Erbil Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەولێر, romanized: Parêzgeha Hewlêr; Arabic: محافظة أربيل, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Arbīl) is a governorate of Iraq in the Kurdistan Region. It is the capital and economic hub of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

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