Homs District
Homs District (Arabic: منطقة حمص, romanized: manṭiqat Ḥimṣ) is a district of the Homs Governorate in central Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Homs.
Homs District منطقة حمص | |
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 Map of Homs District within Homs Governorate | |
| Coordinates (Homs): 34°43′51″N 36°42′34″E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Homs |
| Seat | Homs |
| Subdistricts | 10 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,758.92 km2 (2,995.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 945,299 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY0401 |
The district was split in 2010, when three sub-districts were separated to form the new Taldou District. At the 2004 census, the remaining sub-districts had a total population of 945,299.[1]
Sub-districts
The district of Homs is divided into ten sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
- Homs Subdistrict (ناحية حمص): population 750,501.[2]
- Khirbet Tin Nur Subdistrict (ناحية خربة تين نور): population 52,879.[3]
- Ayn al-Niser Subdistrict (ناحية عين النسر): population 30,267.[4]
- Furqlus Subdistrict (ناحية الفرقلس): population 13,506.[5]
- Al-Riqama Subdistrict (ناحية رقاما): population 20,602.[6]
- Al-Qaryatayn Subdistrict (ناحية القريتين): population 16,795.[7]
- Mahin Subdistrict (ناحية مهين): population 13,511.[8]
- Hisyah Subdistrict (ناحية حسياء): population 15,195.[9]
- Sadad Subdistrict (ناحية صدد): population 4,092.[10]
- Shin Subdistrict (ناحية شين): population 27,951.[11]
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References
- "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Homs nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- "Khirbet Teen Noor nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- "Ayn an-Nisr nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- "Al-Faraqlas nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- "Raqama nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- "Al-Qaryatayn nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- "Mahin nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- "Hasia nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- "Sadad nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- "Sheen nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
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