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Halabja Facts

Area1563.2 km²
Population152,971
Male Population77,476 (50.6%)
Female Population75,495 (49.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+168.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+45.3%
Median Age19.1 years (Male: 18.8, Female: 19.4)
Local Time
TimezoneArabian Standard Time
Lat & Lng35.17778, 45.98611
Postal Codes46018

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Halabja Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population57,05884,195105,279137,251152,971
Population Density36.5 / km²53.9 / km²67.3 / km²87.8 / km²97.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Halabja Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 30.4% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Halabja+140.5%+63%+30.4%
Sulaymaniyah Governorate+145.9%+76.6%+38.8%
Iraq+211.5%+108.2%+54.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Halabja Median Age

Median Age: 19.1 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Halabja19.1 yrs19.4 yrs18.8 yrs
Sulaymaniyah Governorate19 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Iraq19 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Halabja Population Density

Population Density: 97.9 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Halabja152,9711,563.2 km²97.9 / km²
Sulaymaniyah Governorate1.8 million15,308.6 km²116 / km²
Iraq36.4 million437,126.8 km²83.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Halabja Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Halabja

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Halabja CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Halabja585,364 tn3.83 tn374.5 tons/km²
Sulaymaniyah Governorate6,607,496 tn3.71 tn431.6 tons/km²
Iraq134,886,662 tn3.71 tn308.6 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Halabja CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)585,364 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.83 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)374.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (9.9)
EarthquakeHigh (8.7)
LandslideHigh (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
  4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
8/3/1912:26 AM4.269.1 km10,000 m33km SW of Javanrud, Iranusgs.gov
6/12/1911:21 PM4.152.4 km10,000 m15km NNW of Javanrud, Iranusgs.gov
6/5/193:36 AM4.773.8 km10,000 m12km NW of Sarpol-e Zahab, Iranusgs.gov
5/25/196:26 PM4.242.2 km10,000 m41km N of Sarpol-e Zahab, Iranusgs.gov
5/11/1910:28 AM5.332.6 km10,000 m32km SW of Halabjah, Iraqusgs.gov
2/21/199:01 AM4.345.1 km10,000 m39km NNE of Sarpol-e Zahab, Iranusgs.gov
1/5/197:19 PM4.265.7 km10,000 m30km SW of Javanrud, Iranusgs.gov
12/4/188:23 PM3.760.8 km10,000 m24km E of Paveh, Iranusgs.gov
11/19/1810:37 PM4.463.1 km10,000 m24km NE of Sarpol-e Zahab, Iranusgs.gov
11/17/187:19 PM4.570.8 km10,000 m35km ENE of Sarpol-e Zahab, Iranusgs.gov

Halabja

Halabja (Kurdish: هه‌ڵه‌بجه‎ Helebce), is a city in Iraqi Kurdistan and the capital of Halabja Governorate, located about 240 km (150 mi) north-east of Baghdad and 14 km (9 mi) from the Iranian border. city lies at the base of what is often referred..

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