Erbil (governorate)
Arbīl / أربيل Hewlêr / هەولێر
Erbil |
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Basic data | |
Country | Iraq |
Capital | Erbil |
surface | 14,872.7 km² |
Residents | 2,113,391 (2017) |
density | 142 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | IQ-AR |
Website | hawler.gov.krd/en/ (English) |
politics | |
governor | Nawzad Hadi Mawlood |
Districts of the governorate |
Coordinates: 36 ° 0 ′ N , 44 ° 0 ′ E

Clockwise from top to bottom: Ravine in Rawanduz, Koi Sanjaq, Schaqlawa and Erbil Citadel .
The Erbil Governorate ( Arabic أربيل, DMG Arbīl , Kurdish هەولێر Hewlêr ) is located in northeast Iraq and belongs to the Kurdistan Autonomous Region . The Erbil governorate has an area of 14,872.68 km² and is enclosed between Turkey , Iran and the Iraqi governorates of Ninawa , Kirkuk , as-Sulaimaniyya , Dahuk and Salah ad-Din . The governorate is subordinate to the government of the autonomous region.
In 2017 the population of the governorate was 2,113,391.
Districts
The governorate consists of the districts:
- Erbil
- Choman
- Koya
- Machmur / Mexmur ( controversial )
- Mergasor
- Shaqlawa
- Soran
On October 15, 2005, 99.36% of 830,570 voters voted for the new constitution.