Lawdar District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Yemen |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Abyan |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Lawdar |
Population As Of: | 2003 |
Population Total: | 88155 |
Timezone: | Yemen Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Lawdar District is a district of the Abyan Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 88,155 inhabitants.[1]
In October 2010, riots took place in Lawdar. A convoy of military officers had to be sent in from Hadramaut to maintain order. Dozens have been killed within Lawdar District in conflicts between the jihadists and the army.[2]