Baghdad Governorate Profile March 2009
Overview Baghdad is home to the largest share of Iraq’s population, the vast majority of which live in the capital city of the same name. The west- ern district of Abu Ghraib once contained the infamous prison of the same name.
Sadr City (Thawra 1 and 2), also in Baghdad city, became a hub for followers of Shi’ite leader Moqtada Al-Sadr and the Al Mehdi Army following the MNF-I invasion. There was intense fighting between the Al Mehdi Army and joint Iraqi Security Force and MNF-I forces in Sadr City between March and May 2008. Sadr City contains large numbers of poor people, and is one of the most overcrowded districts in Iraq.
Most households in Sadr City, Al Resafa, Adhamiya, Karkh and Kad- hmiyah have infrequent or no connection to the electricity network. Mahmudiya, Sadr City, Al Resafa and Adhamiya have significant lev- els of chronic disease.
Demographics
Governorate Capital: Baghdad City Area: 4,555 sq km (1.5% of Iraq) Population: 7,145,470 (24% of total) IDPs & Returnees Source: WFP VAM (2007) Gender Distribution: Male: 50% Female: 50% Number of IDPs and Returnees per 1000 of 637814#9:#,-./#;5<#01234511/#=14#'&& :#2>1# Geographical Distribution: Rural: 13% Urban: 87% Source: GoI COSIT (est. for 2007) the population in Baghdad and Iraq =9=3?;@95#A5#B;C><;<#;5<#,4;D# Population by district: %# Al-Risafa 1,312,052 Al-Kadhimiya 832,759 01234511/# Al-Adhamia 842,310 Mahmudiya 496,053 "# Al-Sader 1,316,583 Abu-Ghraib 326,626 Al-Karkh 1,624,057 Al-Tarmiya 62,147 Al-Mada’in 332,883 Source: WFP VAM (2007)* $$# ,-./# !"# Source: IOM as of September 2008
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