Municipalities of Damascus

Administratively, Damascus Governorate, one of Syria's 14 governorates, is divided into two cities: the city of Damascus and the city of Yarmouk. The city of Damascus is divided into 16 municipalities (Arabic: بلدية, romanized: baladiyah). Every municipal district is managed by an elected mayor, which in turn is divided into 95 districts (Arabic: الحي hayy),[1] each headed by a mayor, and they all participate in the election of the Damascus city council.[2] Yarmouk is one whole municipality, and is divided into 6 neighborhoods.[1]

Municipalities of Damascus
Municipalities of Damascus
Municipalities of Damascus
Country Syria
GovernorateDamascus Governorate
CityDamascus
City municipalities16
City districts95
Area
  City105 km2 (41 sq mi)
  Urban
77 km2 (29.73 sq mi)
Elevation
680 m (2,230 ft)
Population
 (2022 estimate)
  City2,503,000
  Density24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi)

Municipalities of Damascus Governorate

See also

References

  1. "Damascus governorate population 2004 census". Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  2. كهرباء دمشق Archived 10 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Syrian Arab Republic Damascus Governorate Reference map" (PDF). ReliefWeb. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
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