Time zone AST (UTC+3) Area 4,555 km² | Website www.baghdad.gov.iq | |
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Population 7.055 million (7 Jan 2011) Points of interest Colleges and Universities University of Baghdad, Nahrain University, Alrafidain University College, Dijlah University College, Al Mansour University College | ||
Baghdad Governorate (Arabic: محافظة بغداد Muḥāfaẓät Baġdād), also known as the Baghdad Province, is the capital governorate of Iraq. It includes the Baghdad as well as the surrounding metropolitan area. The governorate is the smallest of the 18 provinces of Iraq but the most populous.
Contents
- Map of Baghdad Governorate Iraq
- Description
- Province Administration
- Government
- Districts
- Municipalities
- Sister cities
- References
Map of Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
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.
With 47,821 people per square kilometer, Baghdad Governorate is the densest country subdivision in the world.
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
Districts
Municipalities
Sister cities
The Baghdad Governorate has a sister relationship with the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area, in the United States of America.