Seiyun District Explained

Sayun District
Native Name:مديرية سيئون
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Yemen
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Hadhramaut
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:161538
Timezone:Yemen Standard Time
Utc Offset:+3

Sayun District is a district of the Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 102,409 inhabitants.[1]

Geography

Sayun District is about 804 square kilometers wide. The district is located in the central part of Hadhramaut and Wadi Hadhramaut. It is bordered to the south by Tarim and Sah Districts, and to the west by Shibam District. Siyoun District is about 320 kilometers from the provincial capital Mukalla. As for the terrain, the district consists of a relatively flat surface that forms a part of Wadi Hadhramaut surrounded by mountain ranges from the northern and southern sides leading to the northern and southern plateaus. These mountain ranges also penetrate several sub-valleys of Hadhramaut Valley, Wadi Bin Salman in Batarab and the northern part of Wadi Madr Bbour.

Demographics

As of 2021, the district had a population of 161,538 inhabitants.[2] The population centers are concentrated in the city and its suburbs, and urban ratio is 47.4% and rural areas consists 52.6%. In general, the population of the district is 10.9% of the total population of the governorate and 14.3% of the population of the whole valley and the desert.

References

15.9831°N 48.8314°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Districts of Yemen. Statoids. October 21, 2010.
  2. Web site: Hadhramout Governorate Local Governance in Yemen Resource Hub. Berghof Foundation and PDF Yemen. 16 January 2024.