Baghdad Province
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.
Baghdad Govrenorate محافظة بغداد Baghdad Province | |
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Province | |
 Baghdad Govrenorate | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′N 44°26′E / 33.333°N 44.433°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) |
Provincial Govrenment
eedit- Govrenor: Salah Abdulrazzaq [1]
- Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Kamil az-Zubaydi [2] Archived 2008-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
Description
eeditThe 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
eeditBaghdad 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
eeditSister ceety
eeditThe Baghdad Province haes a sister relationship wi the Denver-Aurora metropolitan aurie, based in Denver, Colorado, Unitit States o Americae.