Markaz Rif Dimashq District

Markaz Rif Dimashq District (Arabic: منطقة مركز ريف دمشق, romanized: manṭiqat Markaz Rif Dimašq) or Damascus Central Countryside District is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria.

Markaz Rif Dimashq District
منطقة مركز ريف دمشق
District
Map of Markaz Rif Dimashq District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Map of Markaz Rif Dimashq District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Coordinates (Damascus): 33°30′47″N 36°17′31″E
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
Seatnone
Subdistricts6 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total719.71 km2 (277.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total837,804
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
GeocodeSY0301

Geography

Markaz Rif Dimashq is located south of the Damascus Governorate covering the southeastern outskirts of metropolitan Damascus. With most administrative buildings being located in Damascus, the district has no official administrative centre. With a population of 136,427 inhabitants, the town of Sayyidah Zaynab however is the largest city of the district.

The district was split in 2009, when the sub-district Qudsaya, located northwest of Damascus, became a district in its own rights. At the 2004 census, the remaining subdistricts had a total population of 837,804.

Sub-districts

The district of Markaz Rif Dimashq is divided into six sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):

Subdistricts of Markaz Rif Dimashq District
CodeNameAreaPopulation
SY030101 al-Kiswah Subdistrict 523.74 km² 112,095
SY030102 Babbila Subdistrict 75.77 km² 341,625
SY030103 Jaramana Subdistrict 10.42 km² 114,363
SY030104 al-Malihah Subdistrict 74.51 km² 56,652
SY030105 Kafr Batna Subdistrict 26.59 km² 123,474
SY030106 Arbin Subdistrict 8.67 km² 89,595

References
  1. "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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