Douma District (Arabic: منطقة دوما, romanized: manṭiqat Dūmā) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria.
Douma District
منطقة دوما | |
|---|---|
 Map of Douma District within Rif Dimashq Governorate | |
| Coordinates (Douma): 33°34′20″N 36°24′07″E / 33.572264°N 36.401811°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| Seat | Douma |
| Subdistricts | 7 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,875.92 km2 (7,674.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 433,719 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY0302 |
The second largest district of Syria following Tadmur, it stretches from the northeastern outskirts of Metropolitan Damascus to the Jordanian border, covering large swaths of the sparsely inhabited Syrian Desert. The administrative centre is the city of Douma, located just some 10 km (6 mi) to the northeast of Damascus.
At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 433,719.[1]
Subdistricts
editThe district of Douma is divided into seven sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[update]):[1]
| Code | Name | Area | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY030200 | Douma Subdistrict | 208.73 km² | 181,934 |
| SY030201 | Harasta Subdistrict | 25.64 km² | 88,816 |
| SY030202 | Al-Sabe' Biyar Subdistrict | 12,919.39 km² | 395 |
| SY030203 | Al-Dumayr Subdistrict | 5,929.58 km² | 26,192 |
| SY030204 | Al-Nashabiyah Subdistrict | 277.76 km² | 76,814 |
| SY030205 | Al-Ghizlaniyah Subdistrict | 388.02 km² | 36,715 |
| SY030206 | Harran al-Awamid Subdistrict | 126.80 km² | 22,853 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "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.
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