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
Baghdad Baghdad Governorate1.14,000,000Baghdad Baghdad7,216,000
Basra Muḩāfaz̧at al Başrah2.4,500,000Basrah Basrah1,326,564
Nineveh Muḩāfaz̧at Nīnawá3.3,270,422Mosul Mosul1,683,000
Arbil Erbil4.2,000,000Erbil Erbil1,612,700
Al Anbar Muḩāfaz̧at al Anbār5.1,961,400Ramadi Ramadi223,500
Babil Muḩāfaz̧at Bābil6.1,950,000Al Hillah Al Ḩillah455,700
Sulaymaniyah Muḩāfaz̧at as Sulaymānīyah7.1,552,000As Sulaymaniyah As Sulaymānīyah878,146
Wasit Muhafazat Wasit8.1,450,000Al Kut Al Kūt315,162
An Najaf An Najaf9.1,400,000Najaf Najaf482,576
Kirkuk Kirkuk10.1,395,614Kirkuk Kirkuk1,031,000
Dhi Qar Muḩāfaz̧at Dhī Qār11.1,386,335Nasiriyah Nasiriyah558,400
Duhok Dihok12.1,356,415Dihok Dihok340,900
Diyala Diyālá13.1,224,000Baqubah Baqubah152,550
Muhafazat Karbala' Muḩāfaz̧at Karbalā’14.1,200,000Karbala Karbala1,218,732
Salah ad Din Muhafazat Salah ad Din15.1,032,674Tikrit Tikrīt42,477
Maysan Muḩāfaz̧at Maysān16.971,400Al 'Amarah Al ‘Amārah323,302
Al Muthanna Muḩāfaz̧at al Muthanná17.919,100As Samawah As Samawah152,890
Al Qadisiyah Muḩāfaz̧at al Qādisīyah18.908,192Ad Diwaniyah Ad Dīwānīyah318,801
Halabja Governorate Halabja Governorate19.---