POPULATION GROWTH IN ERBIL GOVERNORATE AND WATER CONSUMPTION. A CASE STUDY

VAROUJAN  SISSAKIAN

doi:10.26682/csjuod.2023.26.2.12

VAROUJAN SISSAKIAN College of Engineering, Komar University of Science and Engineering, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26682/csjuod.2023.26.2.12

Keywords: Erbil; coverage area; population; water consumption; water scarcity.

Abstract

Erbil Governorate is one of four governorates in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, it is the capital of the region. Different data about the population and water consumption in Erbil Governorate and those of Erbil City were reviewed to write the current article. The coverage area of the governorate is 14,872 km2, whereas that of Erbil City is 1131.44 km2. The population in the governorate is 1,763,351, whereas in Erbil City is 897000, and the growth rate from the last year is 2.16%. The water consumption in Erbil Governorate is 425,708,200 l/ day, whereas that of Erbil City is 253,800,000 l/ day. Different sources; however, reported different data about the population and water consumption. Some of the reported data showed large differences in the population and water consumption leading to large discrepancies. All those discrepancies are discussed and relevant results are presented.

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