Cartographic and graphic representation of the population distribution in Karbala Governorate and its change between 2004 and 2022

Abstract

       Population maps are among the objective maps that are important in knowing the reality of the geographical distribution of the population and their characteristics, in addition to studying the change in the distribution of the population or their characteristics, as a comparison between the reality of what that distribution is like and its comparison with what it was in the past, and the benefit of this lies in conducting the consequences of This increase or decrease, such as supplying the population with more services, providing more job opportunities, or setting up housing projects to accommodate that increase, The importance and accuracy of these maps increased after the technical revolution employed by geographical studies in the field of their research, such as the use of geographic information systems technology in mapping, and the consequent ease of storing population data for multiple regions and conducting various mathematical operations within its gates and working to study changes by calling Data, whether it is between two years or multiple years, and other features. This study included knowledge of the reality of the geographical distribution of the population in the year (2022) in Karbala Governorate, as well as studying the change in that distribution between the reality of the year (2022) and the year (2004), and it was found through this study The general trend of the population in Karbala governorate is increasing, in addition to the great potential of geographic information systems in representing population maps.