Homs District
District in Homs, Syria
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Homs District (Arabic: منطقة حمص, romanized: manṭiqat Ḥimṣ) is a district of the Homs Governorate in central Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Homs.
Homs District
منطقة حمص | |
|---|---|
Map of Homs District within Homs Governorate | |
| Coordinates (Homs): 34°43′51″N 36°42′34″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| Seat | Homs |
| Subdistricts | 10 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,758.92 km2 (2,995.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 945,299 |
| • Density | 121.834/km2 (315.548/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY0401 |
The district was split in 2010, when three sub-districts were separated to form the new Taldou District. At the 2004 census, the remaining sub-districts had a total population of 945,299.[1]
Sub-districts
The district of Homs is divided into ten sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
- Homs Subdistrict (ناحية حمص): population 750,501.[2]
- Khirbet Tin Nur Subdistrict (ناحية خربة تين نور): population 52,879.[3]
- Ayn al-Niser Subdistrict (ناحية عين النسر): population 30,267.[4]
- Furqlus Subdistrict (ناحية الفرقلس): population 13,506.[5]
- Al-Riqama Subdistrict (ناحية رقاما): population 20,602.[6]
- Al-Qaryatayn Subdistrict (ناحية القريتين): population 16,795.[7]
- Mahin Subdistrict (ناحية مهين): population 13,511.[8]
- Hisyah Subdistrict (ناحية حسياء): population 15,195.[9]
- Sadad Subdistrict (ناحية صدد): population 4,092.[10]
- Shin Subdistrict (ناحية شين): population 27,951.[11]
