Located in northern Iraq and bordering on Syria, Ninewa is Iraq’s third largest and second most populated governorate. The capital Mosul is Iraq’s third largest city. Sinjar, Telafar, Tilkaif, Al-Shikhan and Akre dis- tricts all have disputed boundaries with Dahuk. Al-Hamdaniya district has a disputed boundary with Erbil. Security worsened during the second half of 2008, with ethnic ten- sions leading to the displacement of 13,000 Christians from Mosul to surrounding areas. Although most of these families have returned and violence has decreased, the situation remains tense, particularly in Mosul city. Telafar, Sinjar, Al-Ba’aj and Hatra districts have among the worst rates of connection to the general water network in Iraq. All districts apart from Hatra have prolonged power cuts or are not connected to the general electricity network. Poverty is a significant problem in all districts except Al-Ba’aj. Overview Demographics Governorate Capital: Mosul Area: 37,323 sq km (8.6% of Iraq) Population: 2,811,091 (9% of total) Source: WFP VAM (2007) Gender Distribution: Male: 50% Female: 50% Geographical Distribution: Rural: 39% Urban: 61% Source: GoI COSIT (est. for 2007) Population by district: Al-Mosul 1,620,259 Telafar 382,050 Al-Hamdaniya 143,462 Al-Shikhan 49,396 Tilkaif 190,403 Al-Hatre 55,157 Sinjar 237,073 Al-Baaj 133,291 Source: WFP VAM (2007)* Employment Source: WFP VAM (2007) Ninewa Governorate Profile www.iauiraq.org UN & NGO Presence & Response Funding in Ninewa Security Source: UNAMI SSI Security Incidents in Ninewa Security Incidents in Ninewa Source: IOM as of September 2008 IDPs & Returnees Number of IDPs and Returnees per 1000 of the population in Ninewa and Iraq Source: 3W Database Employment in Ninewa 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Jun-08 Jul-08 Aug-08 Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Incidents Total Deaths Civilian Deaths Source: UNAMI SSI !"# "!# !%# !&# "# "'# %'# !%# (# !(# &(# %(# )(# '(# *(# +(# "(# ,(# -./01. 203456 -467. 80697:;094< =0>.? !'@*)A B01. 203456 -467. 80697:;094< =0>.? !'@*)A -./01. C<./;14D/.<E B01. C<./;14D/.<E I60J G:<.H0 !" " $% &'&! & (& )& $& "& !& %& *+,- ./0123//- 4;3/<9 *29= >7?/237290/ 0709@-A (&%B%)$ *+,- $B%)" ./0123//- * IDPs and Returnees are not included in the overall governorate population March 2009 IRC MC UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIFEM, UNOPS, IOM PU UNDP, UNESCO, UNIFEM, UNOPS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO, WFP, IOM UNHCR,UNICEF, IOM WFP, IOM ESCWA, ILO, UNDP, UNIDO OCHA NCCI FAO, UNESCO, UNHCR NGOs UNCT & International Organisations MC, RI ESCWA, ILO, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNOPS, WHO, IOM UNHCR, UNICEF, UNOPS, WHO, IOM UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNOPS ! #!!! $!!! %!!! &!!! '!!! (!!! )*+,!- ./0,!- 12345/6 748,!- 9/2,!- :;<,!= >/5,!= ?;6,!= )06,!= ?;@,!= :*<,!= :*A,!= )*+,!= ./0,!= 123,!= 748,!= C6;G 7B</F;