Homs District
منطقة حمص | |
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Coordinates ( Homs): 34°43′51″N 36°42′34″E / 34.7308°N 36.7094°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 | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Geocode | SY0401 |
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.
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]
The district of Homs is divided into ten sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004 [1]):