Al-Qutayfah District

al-Qutayfah District
منطقة القطيفة
District
Map of al-Qutayfah District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Map of al-Qutayfah District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Coordinates (al-Qutayfah): 33°44′N 36°35′E / 33.73°N 36.58°E / 33.73; 36.58
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
Seatal-Qutayfah
Subdistricts4 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total1,587.63 km2 (612.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total119,283
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
GeocodeSY0303

al-Qutayfah District (Arabic: منطقة القطيفة, romanized: manṭiqat al-Qutayfah) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of al-Qutayfah. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 119,283.[1]

Sub-districts

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

Subdistricts of al-Qutayfah District
Code Name Area Population
SY030300 al-Qutayfah Subdistrict 270.68 km2 44,820
SY030301 Jayroud Subdistrict 382.07 km2 31,821
SY030302 Maaloula Subdistrict 226.06 km2 12,192
SY030303 ar-Ruhaybah Subdistrict 708.82 km2 30,450

Localities in al-Qutayfah District

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According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages, towns and cities make up the district of Al-Qutayfah:[1]

English Name Arabic Name Population Subdistrict
ar-Ruhaybah الرحيبة 30,450 ar-Ruhaybah
al-Qutayfah القطيفة 26,671 al-Qutayfah
Jayroud جيرود 24,219 Jayroud
Muadamiyat al-Qalamoun معضمية القلمون 14,228 al-Qutayfah
al-Naseriyah الناصرية 4,827 Jayroud
Hala حله 3,921 al-Qutayfah
Jubb'adin جبعدين 3,778 Maaloula
Ain al-Tinah عين التينة 3,206 Maaloula
Maaloula معلولا 2,762 Maaloula
al-Tawani التواني 2,446 Maaloula
al-Aatanah العطنة 1,897 Jayroud
al-Mansoura المنصورة 878 Jayroud

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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: "Syria: 2004 census data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


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