Description

GEO2_IQ1997 identifies the district (qadah) within Iraq in 1997. Districts are the second level administrative units of the country, after governorates. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO2_IQ1997 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for Iraq can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.

Comparability — General

Districts with populations less than 20,000 (based on the most recent sample year) were regionalized (combined) with neighboring districts within the same governorate to create units with populations greater than 20,000.

Missing governorates: The 1997 sample is missing 19 districts, including the entire governorates of Dhok, Al-Sulaimaniya, and Arbil.
These districts are:

• Dhok Qadah
• Al-Amadiya Qadah
• Zakho Qadah
• Sumail Qadah
• Aqra Qadah
• Al-Sulaimaniya Qadah
• Suddamait Halabcha Qadah
• Pishder Qadah
• Rania Qadah
• Dokan Qadah
• Der Bendi Khan Qadah
• Chamchamal Qadah
• Kalar Qadah
• Arbil Qadah
• Makhmour Qadah
• Al-Siddiq Qadah
• Shaqlawa Qadah
• Suddamait Al-Tharthar Qadah
• Suddamait Al-Basrah Qadah

Universe

Availability

• Iraq: 1997