Regions in Iraq

Iraq is made up of 19 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Iraq. Information on all primary administrative regions in Iraq.

Please note that unfortunately population data are not available for all regions in Iraq.

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Primary administrative regions in Iraq

There are 19 regions in Iraq in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Iraq
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Halabja Governorate Halabja Governorate1.---
Al Qadisiyah Muḩāfaz̧at al Qādisīyah2.908,192Ad Diwaniyah Ad Dīwānīyah318,801
Maysan Muḩāfaz̧at Maysān3.971,400Al 'Amarah Al ‘Amārah323,302
Babil Muḩāfaz̧at Bābil4.1,950,000Al Hillah Al Ḩillah455,700
Wasit Muhafazat Wasit5.1,450,000Al Kut Al Kūt315,162
Al Muthanna Muḩāfaz̧at al Muthanná6.919,100As Samawah As Samawah152,890
Sulaymaniyah Muḩāfaz̧at as Sulaymānīyah7.1,552,000As Sulaymaniyah As Sulaymānīyah878,146
Baghdad Baghdad Governorate8.14,000,000Baghdad Baghdad7,216,000
Diyala Diyālá9.1,224,000Baqubah Baqubah152,550
Basra Muḩāfaz̧at al Başrah10.4,500,000Basrah Basrah1,326,564
Duhok Dihok11.1,356,415Dihok Dihok340,900
Arbil Erbil12.2,000,000Erbil Erbil1,612,700
Muhafazat Karbala' Muḩāfaz̧at Karbalā’13.1,200,000Karbala Karbala1,218,732
Kirkuk Kirkuk14.1,395,614Kirkuk Kirkuk1,031,000
Nineveh Muḩāfaz̧at Nīnawá15.3,270,422Mosul Mosul1,683,000
An Najaf An Najaf16.1,400,000Najaf Najaf482,576
Dhi Qar Muḩāfaz̧at Dhī Qār17.1,386,335Nasiriyah Nasiriyah558,400
Al Anbar Muḩāfaz̧at al Anbār18.1,961,400Ramadi Ramadi223,500
Salah ad Din Muhafazat Salah ad Din19.1,032,674Tikrit Tikrīt42,477