Yabroud District Explained

Yabroud District
Native Name:منطقة يبرود
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:250x250px
Coor Pinpoint:Yabroud
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq
Parts Type:Subdistricts
Parts Style:para
P1:2 nawāḥī
Seat:Yabroud
Geocode:SY0305
Area Total Km2:580.34
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:48370
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto

Yabroud District (Arabic: منطقة يبرود|[[mantiqah|manṭiqat]] Yabrūd) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Yabroud. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 48,370.

Sub-districts

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

+ Subdistricts of Yabroud DistrictCode Name Area Population
SY030500Yabroud Subdistrictalign=right km²align=right
SY030501Assal al-Ward Subdistrictalign=right km²

Localities in Yabroud District

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages, towns and cities, make up the district of Yabroud:

English NameArabic NamePopulationSubdistrict
Yabroudيبرود25,891Yabroud
Ras al-Maaraرأس المعرة8,520Yabroud
Assal al-Wardعسال الورد5,812Assal al-Ward
al-Jebbahالجبة2,829Assal al-Ward
Ras al-Aynرأس العين2,754Yabroud
al-Sarkha (Bakhah)(الصرخه (بخعة1,405Yabroud
Rimaريما1,034Yabroud
Wadi an-Naaimوادي النعيم125Assal al-Ward

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population and Housing 2004. . ar . 15 October 2015. Also available in English: Web site: Syria: 2004 census data . . 15 October 2015.