Baghdad Province

Baghdad Govrenorate محافظة بغداد Baghdad Province
Province
Baghdad Govrenorate
Coordinates: 33°20′N 44°26′E
Kintra	Iraq
Caipital	Baghdad
Govrenor	Salah Abdul Razzaq
Mayor o Baghdad	Sabir al-Issawi
Area
• Total	4,555 km2 (1,759 sq mi)
Population  (2012 Estimate)
• Total	9,500,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (Iraqi Staundart Time)

Baghdad Province (Arabic: محافظة بغداد‎ Muḥāfaẓät Baġdād) is a province in Iraq. It includes the Ceety o Baghdad, as well as the surroondin metropolitan aurie, which includes Al-Mada'in, Taji, Mahmudiya Destrict (in the so-cried "triangle o daith") an Abu Ghraib Destrict. The govrenorate haes a total aurie o 4,071 square kilometers (1,571.8 sq mi), the smawest o the 18 govrenorates o Iraq but the maist populous.

Provincial Govrenment

• Govrenor: Salah Abdulrazzaq
• Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Kamil az-Zubaydi Archived 2008-06-01 at the Wayback Machine

Description

The province o Baghdad is considered ane o the mair developed pairts o Iraq, wi a better infrastructur than muckle o Iraq, though hivily damaged frae the invasion in 2003 an continuin violence the day. Baghdad, even though considered the maist hivily guardit aurie in Iraq, is still the scene o ambushes an attacks frae Iraqi rebels directit towards Coalition troops. It an aa haes ane o the heichest rates for terrorism in the warld wi bombs, suicide attackers, an hit squads operatin in the ceety.

Baghdad haes at least 12 brigs spannin the Tigris river - joinin the east an wast o the ceety. The Sadr Ceety destrict o the caipital is the maist densely populatit aurie in Iraq.

Provincial Admeenistration

Relatit page: Baghdad govrenment

Baghdad is govrened bi the Baghdad Provincial Cooncil. Representatives tae the Baghdad Provincial/Govrenorate Cooncil wur electit bi their peers frae the lawer cooncils o the admeenistrative destricts in Baghdad in numbers proportional tae the population o the various destricts that wur representit.

Destricts o Baghdad Province

• Abu Ghraib
• Al Istiqlal
• Al-Mada'in
• Mahmudiya
• Taji
• Al Tarmia
• Baghdad (ceety)
  • Adhamiyah
  • Karkh
  • Karadah
  • Kadhimyah
  • Mansour
  • Sadr Ceety
  • Al Rashid
  • Rusafa
  • 9 Nissan

Sister ceety

The Baghdad Province haes a sister relationship wi the Denver-Aurora metropolitan aurie, based in Denver, Colorado, Unitit States o Americae.

See an aa

• Baghdad

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial Wabsteid o the Baghdad Province Archived 2009-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
• http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/
• Baghdad-Denver Region Partnerhip Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine