Baghdad Governorate

Baghdad Governorate

محافظة بغداد
Baghdad Province
Baghdad Governorate محافظة بغداد Baghdad Province
Governorate
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	Baghdad Governorate
	Coordinates: 33°20′N 44°26′E / 33.333°N 44.433°ECoordinates: 33°20′N 44°26′E / 33.333°N 44.433°E
Country	Iraq
Capital	Baghdad
Government
• Governor	Atwan Al Atwani
• Mayor of Baghdad	Zekra Alwach
Area
• Governorate	204.2 km2 (78.8 sq mi)
• Urban	500 km2 (200 sq mi)
• Metro	4,555 km2 (1,759 sq mi)
Population (2019 Estimate)
• Governorate	13,932,264
• Urban	11,500,000
• Metro	13,500,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)
Postal codes	10025–10043[citation needed]
HDI (209)	0.706; high · 2nd of 17
Website	www.baghdad.gov.iq

Baghdad Governorate (Arabic: محافظة بغداد‎ Muḥāfaẓät 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 the smallest of the 19 provinces of Iraq but the most populous.

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 during the Iraq War. It used to have one of the highest rates for terrorism in the world with suicide bombers, however terrorist attacks have been rare since the territorial defeat of ISIL in Iraq in late 2017.

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.

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.