Al-Qutayfah District Explained

al-Qutayfah District
Native Name:منطقة القطيفة
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:250x250px
Coor Pinpoint:al-Qutayfah
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq
Parts Type:Subdistricts
Parts Style:para
P1:4 nawāḥī
Seat:al-Qutayfah
Geocode:SY0303
Area Total Km2:1587.63
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:119283
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto

al-Qutayfah District (Arabic: منطقة القطيفة|[[mantiqah|manṭiqat]] al-Qutayfah) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of al-Qutayfah. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 119,283.

Sub-districts

The district of al-Qutayfah is divided into four sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):

+ Subdistricts of al-Qutayfah DistrictCode Name Area Population
SY030300al-Qutayfah Subdistrictalign=right km2align=right
SY030301Jayroud Subdistrictalign=right km2
SY030302Maaloula Subdistrict km2
SY030303ar-Ruhaybah Subdistrict km2

Localities in al-Qutayfah District

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

English NameArabic NamePopulationSubdistrict
ar-Ruhaybahالرحيبة30,450ar-Ruhaybah
al-Qutayfahالقطيفة26,671al-Qutayfah
Jayroudجيرود24,219Jayroud
Muadamiyat al-Qalamounمعضمية القلمون14,228al-Qutayfah
al-Naseriyahالناصرية4,827Jayroud
Halaحله3,921al-Qutayfah
Jubb'adinجبعدين3,778Maaloula
Ain al-Tinahعين التينة3,206Maaloula
Maaloulaمعلولا2,762Maaloula
al-Tawaniالتواني2,446Maaloula
al-Aatanahالعطنة1,897Jayroud
al-Mansouraالمنصورة878Jayroud

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . . ar . 15 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208115353/http://www.cbssyr.sy/General%20census/census%202004/pop-man.pdf . 8 December 2015 . Also available in English: Web site: Syria: 2004 census data . . 15 October 2015 .