Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sinjar

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Shopping12

Sinjar Facts

Area4935.8 km²
Population478,529
Male Population242,365 (50.6%)
Female Population236,164 (49.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+302.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+69.4%
Median Age19 years (Male: 18.7, Female: 19.4)
Local Time
TimezoneArabian Standard Time
Lat & Lng36.32090, 41.87656
Postal Codes41015

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Sinjar Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population119,002205,662282,560424,182478,529
Population Density24.1 / km²41.7 / km²57.2 / km²85.9 / km²97 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sinjar Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 50.1% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sinjar+256.4%+106.3%+50.1%
Nineveh Governorate+286.3%+137.7%+66.3%
Iraq+211.5%+108.2%+54.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sinjar Median Age

Median Age: 19 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sinjar19 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Nineveh Governorate19 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Iraq19 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sinjar Population Density

Population Density: 97 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sinjar478,5294,935.8 km²97 / km²
Nineveh Governorate3.6 million37,493.9 km²96.3 / km²
Iraq36.4 million437,126.8 km²83.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sinjar 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.

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

Sinjar CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Sinjar1,769,676 tn3.7 tn358.5 tons/km²
Nineveh Governorate13,340,813 tn3.7 tn355.8 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
Sinjar CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)1,769,676 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.7 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)358.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (7.1)
EarthquakeMedium (4.1)

* 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 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.
  3. 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
1/25/082:08 AM4.482.8 km10,000 mSyriausgs.gov
5/29/059:41 PM4.385.1 km23,200 mTurkey-Syria-Iraq border regionusgs.gov
10/4/0312:13 AM4.471.2 km35,300 mIraqusgs.gov
9/16/996:48 AM4.262.4 km33,000 mIraqusgs.gov
1/14/963:17 PM3.553.1 km10,000 mSyria-Iraq border regionusgs.gov
4/9/892:54 AM4.646.1 km33,000 mIraqusgs.gov
8/23/848:26 PM4.698.1 km7,000 mIraqusgs.gov
1/7/837:25 AM4.881.2 km33,000 mSyria-Iraq border regionusgs.gov
11/17/743:25 AM3.982.1 km20,000 mIraqusgs.gov

Sinjar

Sinjar (Arabic: سنجار‎, Sinjar; Latin: Singara), also known as Shingal (Kurdish: Şengal/Şingal/Şingar/شنگار/ شنگال‎, Syriac: ܫܝܓܳܪ‎, Shiggor) and formerly Sanjár, is a town in Sinjar District, Nineveh Province, Iraq near Mount Sinjar. Its population ..

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