as-Safira District | |
Native Name: | منطقة السفيرة |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | District |
Mapsize: | 250x250px |
Map Alt: | as-Safira District in Syria |
Coor Pinpoint: | as-Safira |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Aleppo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Parts Type: | Subdistricts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 5 nawāḥī |
Established Title: | Established |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | as-Safira |
Elevation Point: | as-Safira |
Population: | 178293 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Geocode: | SY0207 |
as-Safira District (Arabic: منطقة السفيرة|[[mantiqah|manṭiqat]] as-Safīrah) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of as-Safira. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 178,293. The main towns are as-Safira and Khanasir. The main economic activity is agriculture. Since ancient times, as-Safira was a fertile area where grains and other crops were harvested.
The district of as-Safira is divided into five sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):
+ Subdistricts of as-Safira District | Code | Name | Area | Population | Seat | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SY020700 | as-Safira Subdistrict | align=right rowspan=2 | km² | align=right rowspan=2 | as-Safira | ||
Tell Aran Subdistrict | Tell Aran | ||||||
SY020701 | Khanasir Subdistrict | align=right | km² | align=right | Khanasir | ||
SY020702 | Banan Subdistrict | align=right | km² | align=right | Banan | ||
SY020703 | al-Hajib Subdistrict | align=right | km² | align=right | al-Hajib |