Raqqa District

Raqqa District
منطقة مركز الرقة
District
Raqqa District in Syria
Location of Raqqa District within Raqqa Governorate
Raqqa District
Location in Syria
Coordinates (Raqqa): 35°57′N 39°01′E / 35.95°N 39.02°E / 35.95; 39.02
Country  Syria
Governorate Raqqa
Seat Raqqa
Subdistricts 4 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total 7,327.92 km2 (2,829.33 sq mi)
Population (2004)[1] 503,960
Geocode SY1101

Raqqa District (Arabic: منطقة مركز الرقة‎, translit. Manṭiqat ar-Raqqah) is a district of the Raqqa Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Raqqa. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 503,960.[1]

The administrative center of Raqqa Subdistrict shown above is the city of Raqqa.
The administrative center of Al-Karamah Subdistrict shown above is the city of Al-Karamah.
The administrative center of Al-Sabkhah Subdistrict shown above is the city of Al-Sabkhah.
The administrative center of Maadan Subdistrict shown above is the city of Ma'adan.

Sub-districts

The district of Raqqa is divided into four subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):

References

  1. 1 2 3 "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ar-Raqqah nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  3. ↑ "As-Sabkha nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  4. ↑ "Karamah nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  5. ↑ "Ma'adan nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
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