Salkhad District

Salkhad District (Arabic: منطقة صلخد, romanized: manṭiqat Ṣalḫad) is a district of the As-Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Salkhad. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 60,375.[1]

Salkhad District
منطقة صلخد
Map of Salkhad District within as-Suwayda Governorate
Map of Salkhad District within as-Suwayda Governorate
Coordinates (Salkhad): 32.4917°N 36.7111°E / 32.4917; 36.7111
Country Syria
Governorateas-Suwayda
SeatSalkhad
Subdistricts5 nawāḥī
Area
  Total1,779.92 km2 (687.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
  Total60,375
  Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
GeocodeSY1302

Sub-districts

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

Subdistricts of Salkhad District
CodeNameAreaPopulation
SY130200 Salkhad Subdistrict km2 24,045
SY130201 al-Qrayya Subdistrict 130.56 km2 9,892
SY130202 al-Ghariyah Subdistrict 86.48 km2 5,923
SY130203 Thaybin Subdistrict 144.65 km2 6,900
SY130204 Malah Subdistrict 972.25 km2 13,615

See also

References

  1. "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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