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Al-Qusayr District

Coordinates: 34°30′43″N 36°34′35″E / 34.5119°N 36.5764°E / 34.5119; 36.5764
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Al-Qusayr District
منطقة القصير
Map of Al-Qusayr District within Homs Governorate
Map of Al-Qusayr District within Homs Governorate
Coordinates (Al-Qusayr): 34°30′43″N 36°34′35″E / 34.5119°N 36.5764°E / 34.5119; 36.5764
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
SeatAl-Qusayr
Subdistricts2 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total598.80 km2 (231.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total107,470
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
GeocodeSY0402

Al-Qusayr District (Arabic: منطقة القصير, romanizedmanṭiqat al-Qusair) is a district of the Homs Governorate in central Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Al-Qusayr. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 107,470.[1]

Sub-districts

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

Localities of the sub-district

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According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages along with the towns of al-Qusayr and Al-Hoz, make up the district of al-Qusayr:

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.