Hawija District

Hawija District (Arabic: قضاء الحويجة, romanized: qaḍāʾ al-Ḥawīǧa) is a district in southern Kirkuk Governorate, northern Iraq. Its administrative center is the city of Hawija.

Hawija District

قضاء الحويجة
Hawija
Location of Hawija in Iraq
Coordinates (Hawija): 35°19′N 43°46′E
Country Iraq
GovernorateKirkuk
SeatHawija
Population
 (2003)
151,267
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Area code+964 50

Hawija district has approximately 150,000 inhabitants, the vast majority of them Sunni Arabs, with the rest being Shia Turkomans and Kaka'i Kurds. Most of the inhabitants live in rural areas.

Notable cities

  • Hawija
  • Al-Zab
  • Al-Abbasi
  • Riyad
  • Al-Rashad
Districts of Kirkuk Governorate
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