Al-Rastan District
District in Homs, Syria
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Ar-Rastan District (Arabic: منطقة الرستن, romanized: manṭiqat ar-Rastan) is a district of the Homs Governorate in central Syria. The administrative centre is the city of al-Rastan. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 127,806.[1]
ar-Rastan District
منطقة الرستن | |
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Map of ar-Rastan District within Homs Governorate | |
| Coordinates (ar-Rastan): 34.92°N 36.73°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| Control | Syrian transitional government |
| Seat | ar-Rastan |
| Subdistricts | 2 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
• Total | 290.72 km2 (112.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 128,055 |
| • Density | 440.48/km2 (1,140.8/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY0404 |
Sub-districts
The district of ar-Rastan is divided into two sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
- Al-Rastan Subdistrict (ناحية الرستن): population 64,271.[2]
- Talbiseh Subdistrict (ناحية تلبيسة): population 63,784.[3]
