Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate

Not to be confused with Al Diwaniyah.

Al-Qadisiyah Governorate
القادسية
Al-Diwaniyah Governorate
Official seal of Al-Qadisiyah Governorate
Location of Al-Qadisiyah Governorate
Coordinates: 31°51′N 45°3′E
Country Iraq
CapitalAl Diwaniyah
Area
  Total8,153 km2 (3,148 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total1,320,000 (10% of total)
HDI (2017)0.661[1]
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Websitehttp://www.diwaniya.gov.iq/

Al-Qadisiyah Governorate (Arabic: القادسية, romanized: Al Qādisiyah), also known as Al-Diwaniyah Governorate (Arabic: ٱلدِّيوَانِيَّة ad-Dīwānīyah), is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the center-south of the country. The estimated population of the province is about a million and a half million people, according to the census of 2014. Its capital is Al Diwaniyah. Before 1976, it was part of the ad-Diwāniyah Governorate, along with al-Muthannā and Najaf. The province is named after the historical city of Al-Qādisiyah, the site of the Battle of al-Qādisiyah, where in 636 CE the Islamic Rashidun forces defeated the forces of the Sassanid Empire. The governorate is predominantly Shia Arab. It includes the Mesopotamian marsh of Hor Aldelmj.

Education

There is one public university known as the University of Qadisiyah, which was founded in the late 1980s, and includes colleges such as nursing, pharmacy, law, literature, education, agriculture, medicine and others. The student population is mostly derived from districts and areas of the province and neighbouring provinces. The university is on the old road leading to the city of Hilla. The technical institute of Al-Qadisiyah is approximately 6 km from the city centre.

Provincial Government

  • Governor: Sami Al Hasnawi
  • Deputy Governor: Hussain Al Mosawi
  • Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Jubayyir Al Jubouri

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1977 423,000    
1987 559,805+2.84%
1997 751,331+2.99%
2009 1,077,614+3.05%
2018 1,291,048+2.03%
Source: Citypopulation[2]

Districts

References

  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. "Population of Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.


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