A Geographical Analysis of the Potentiality of Educational Services in Bahrka Subdistrict and Its Impact on The Population Distribution

Education is one of the most important criteria by which the level of development and progress of society is measured and it is also the key to the development of individuals in general, and the experiences of modern countries have proven this fact, as well as there is no doubt that the beginning of real progress is the education and learning, because the maturation of each society is imposed on it, which must pass through the gate of learning. In this context, the study of educational services in the Bahrka subdistrict gives us a complete overview of the level of development of this service, particularly the importance of the development of society. Therefore, the topic; “A Geographical Analysis of The Potentiality of Educational Services in Bahrka Subdistrict and Its Impact on The Population Distribution” was chosen in order to highlight the nature of educational services in this place and clarify its role in the population distribution of Bahrka subdistrict. Therefore, the research problem is summarized as follows: what is the level of educational services in Bahrka subdistrict? To what extent may it fit into the planning and educational criteria? The hypothesis of the research is that there are differences in the distribution of educational services between schools (primary and secondary) on the base of;(urban and Rural) levels in Bahrka subdistrict. The main objective of this study is to provide a clear indication of the distribution of educational services, and then the role of this service and its impact on the distribution of the population in the study area, the study was based on a (descriptive and analytical) approach, and the study area is Bahrka subdistrict which located north of Erbil city. Its area is (255) km² within the framework of the study period) 2022-2009 (and at the end of the research, the study reached a number of conclusions and recommendations.