Suwayda District (Arabic: منطقة السويداء, romanized: manṭiqat as-Suwaydā’) is a district of the Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Suwayda. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 180,907.[1]

Suwayda District
منطقة السويداء
Map of Suwayda District within Suwayda  Governorate
Map of Suwayda District within Suwayda Governorate
Coordinates (Suwayda): 32°42′N 36°34′E / 32.7°N 36.57°E / 32.7; 36.57
Country Syria
GovernorateSuwayda
SeatSuwayda
Subdistricts3 nawāḥī
Area
  Total
2,804.22 km2 (1,082.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
  Total
180,907
  Density64.5124/km2 (167.086/sq mi)
GeocodeSY1300

Sub-districts

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

Subdistricts of Suwayda District
CodeNameAreaPopulation
SY130000 Suwayda Subdistrict 691.13 km2 147,146
SY130001 al-Mazraa Subdistrict 202.53 km2 16,627
SY130002 al-Mushannaf Subdistrict 1,910.57 km2 17,134

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.