Shahba District

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Shahba District
منطقة شهبا
Map of Shahba' District within as-Suwayda Governorate
Map of Shahba' District within as-Suwayda Governorate
Coordinates (Shahba): 32°51′15″N 36°37′45″E / 32.8542°N 36.6292°E / 32.8542; 36.6292Coordinates: 32°51′15″N 36°37′45″E / 32.8542°N 36.6292°E / 32.8542; 36.6292
Country Syria
Governorateas-Suwayda
SeatShahba
Subdistricts4 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total1,773.13 km2 (684.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total71,949
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
GeocodeSY1303

Shahba District (Arabic: منطقة شهبا, romanizedmanṭiqat Šahbā) is a district of the as-Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Shahba. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 71,949.[1]

Sub-districts[]

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

Subdistricts of Shahba District
Code Name Area Population
SY130300 Shahba Subdistrict 263.88 km2 31,657
SY130301 Shaqqa Subdistrict 731.29 km2 15,849
SY130302 al-Ariqah Subdistrict 204.20 km2 11,723
SY130303 573.76 km2 12,720

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


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