Hawija District Explained

Hawija District
Native Name:قضاء الحويجة
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Governorate
Subdivision Name2:Kirkuk
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Hawija
Elevation Point:Hawija
Population:151267
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2003
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:+3
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code: 50

Hawija District (Arabic: قضاء الحويجة|qaḍāʾ al-Ḥawīǧa) is a district in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq. Its administrative center is the city of Hawija.[1]

The district's approximately 150,000 inhabitants are mostly Sunni Arabs, with the rest being Shia Turkmens and Kaka'i Kurds. Most of the inhabitants live in rural areas.[2]

Towns and villages

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hummel . Kristina . 2017-10-18 . The Hawija Offensive: A Liberation Exposes Faultlines . 2024-03-11 . Combating Terrorism Center at West Point . en-US.
  2. Web site: Kirkuk (Tameem) . 2024-03-11 . European Union Agency for Asylum . en.