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Babil Governorate

Babil Governorate
Administration
Full nameBabil Governorate
Official nameBabil Governorate
Native nameبابل محافظة
Other nameBabylon Province
Settlement typeProvince
CountryIraq
CapitalHillah
Geography
Total Area2162.8 sq mi (5603 km2)
Demography
Total Population1385783 (2003)

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Babil Governorate ( ) (or Babylon Province) is a province in central Iraq. It has an area of 5603 km2 (2163.3 sqmi), with an estimated population of 1,385,783 people in 2003. The provincial capital is the city of Hillah, which lies opposite the ancient city of Babylon (بابل), on the Euphrates river.


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