Tartus District

Tartus District (Arabic: منطقة طرطوس‎, romanized: manṭiqat Ṭarṭūs) is a district of the Tartus Governorate in northwestern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Tartus. At the 2014 census, the district had a population of 283,571.[1]

Tartus District منطقة طرطوس
District
Map of Tartus District within Tartus Governorate
Coordinates (Tartus): 34°53′N 35°53′E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Tartus
Seat	Tartus
Subdistricts	7 nawāḥī
Area
• Total	536.71 km^2 (207.22 sq mi)
Population  (2004)[1]
• Total	283,571
• Density	530/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Geocode	SY1000

Sub-districts

The district of Tartus is divided into seven sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):

• Tartus Subdistrict (ناحية طرطوس): population 162,980.[2]
• Arwad Subdistrict (ناحية أرواد): population 4,403.[3]
• Al-Hamidiyah Subdistrict (ناحية الحميدية): population 20,309.[4]
• Khirbet al-Maazah Subdistrict (ناحية خربة المعزة): population 22,897.[5]
• Al-Sawda Subdistrict (ناحية السودا): population 32,295.[6]
• Al-Karimah Subdistrict (ناحية الكريمة): population 17,271.[7]
• Al-Safsafah Subdistrict (ناحية صفصافة): population 23,416.[8]

References

1. "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
2. "Tartus nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
3. "Arwad nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
4. "Al-Hamidiyah nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
5. "Khirbet al-Ma'zah nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
6. "Al-Sauda nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
7. "Al-Karimah nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
8. "Safsafeh nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-07-01.