Baniyas District Explained

Baniyas District
Native Name:	منطقة بانياس
Native Name Lang:	ar
Settlement Type:	District
Mapsize:	250x250px
Coor Pinpoint:	Baniyas
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Governorate
Subdivision Name1:	Tartus
Seat:	Baniyas
Parts Type:	Subdistricts
Parts Style:	para
P1:	7 nawāḥī
Area Total Km2:	581.30
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	174233
Population As Of:	2004
Population Density Km2:	auto
Geocode:	SY1002

Baniyas District (Arabic: منطقة بانياس|[[mantiqah|manṭiqat]] Bāniyās) is a district of the Tartus Governorate in northwestern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Baniyas. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 174,233. The estimated population of the Alawites of Baniyas is approximately 105,000, while the population of Sunni Muslims is estimated at 45,000, in addition to 20,000 Christians, according to the Syrian network for human rights.^[2]

Sub-districts

The district of Baniyas is divided into seven sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):

• Baniyas Subdistrict (ناحية بانياس): population 94,832.^[3]
• Al-Rawda Subdistrict (ناحية الروضة): population 11,688.^[4]
• Al-Annazah Subdistrict (ناحية العنازة): population 18,446.^[5]
• Al-Qadmus Subdistrict (ناحية القدموس): population 22,370.^[6]
• Hammam Wasel Subdistrict (ناحية حمّام واصل): population 8,522.^[7]
• Al-Tawahin Subdistrict (ناحية الطواحين): population 10,024.^[8]
• Talin Subdistrict (ناحية تالين): population 8,351.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2004 Census Data . . 15 October 2015.
2. Web site: Aljiblawi. Husam. Baniyas Wrestles Alone with a Demographic Change Plan. Enab Baladi English. 12 September 2016.
3. Web site: Baniyas nahiyah population . Cbssyr.org . 2012-07-02 . dead . https://archive.today/20130112123732/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-8-2004.htm . 2013-01-12 .
4. Web site: Ar-Rawdah nahiyah population . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215184040/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-9-2004.htm . dead . 2019-12-15 . Cbssyr.org . 2012-07-02 .
5. Web site: Al-Anazah nahiyah population . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215093358/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-10-2004.htm . dead . 2019-12-15 . Cbssyr.org . 2012-07-02 .
6. Web site: Al-Qadmus nahiyah population . https://archive.today/20130112145002/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-11-2004.htm . dead . 2013-01-12 . Cbssyr.org . 2012-07-02 .
7. Web site: Hammam Wasel nahiyah population . https://web.archive.org/web/20200705231708/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-12-2004.htm . dead . 2020-07-05 . Cbssyr.org . 2012-07-02 .
8. Web site: Al-Tawahin nahiyah population . https://web.archive.org/web/20191216035210/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-13-2004.htm . dead . 2019-12-16 . Cbssyr.org . 2012-07-02 .
9. Web site: Talin nahiyah population . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215210538/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-14-2004.htm . dead . 2019-12-15 . Cbssyr.org . 2012-07-02 .